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
On a far too frequent basis, Americans have listened to the erratic falsehoods of a pathologically narcissistic president while our Republican leaders in Congress cower in the corners of their offices in a state of self-protective paralysis.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment?
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Even though a lot of what happens in the book borders on the ridiculous because of the behavior of narcissistic selfish venal individuals.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Continue reading … HOLLYWOOD RAGE – Filmmaker slams Trump as 'narcissistic a-------,' warns of looming environmental threat.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Was Kiritsis a narcissistic madman or a schmuck who’d put too much trust in the American ideals of hard work and fair treatment?
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Even though a lot of what happens in the book borders on the ridiculous because of the behavior of narcissistic selfish venal individuals.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Continue reading … HOLLYWOOD RAGE – Filmmaker slams Trump as 'narcissistic a-------,' warns of looming environmental threat.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissistic
selfish
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People forget that being an athlete is selfish.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
12 Feb. 2026
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The first, the sewing machine, was created by a selfish and ambitious inventor who wanted all the credit and was willing to fight a war for it.—
Luis Gallo,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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