as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community
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Recent Examples of narcissistic
Meanwhile, narcissistic heartbreaker Jeff snags the attention of San Cristobal’s resident glamour girl Manchi (Camila del Campo), who spends her nights taking selfies for OnlyFans and her days scaling trees to get enough cell service to send them to her subscribers.
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Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
The thing about vanity projects this narcissistic is at the very least, even in calamity, they’re supposed to be interesting.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Many celebrities are self-involved and narcissistic.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
His purpose is solely to stroke his outsized, narcissistic ego to compete with other authoritarian countries such as Russia and North Korea.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
The thing about vanity projects this narcissistic is at the very least, even in calamity, they’re supposed to be interesting.
—Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Many celebrities are self-involved and narcissistic.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
His purpose is solely to stroke his outsized, narcissistic ego to compete with other authoritarian countries such as Russia and North Korea.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissistic
Adjective
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In the late 1800s, two child psychologists coined the term only child syndrome to describe the negative traits that their research showed only children often possess, including being spoiled, selfish, maladjusted, and anti-social.—
Liz Hammond,
Vogue,
11 June 2025
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What if the very structure of our success makes having children feel like a selfish, impossible luxury?—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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