as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a self-absorbed man who seems utterly oblivious to the social problems of his own urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of self-absorbed
But Shirley MacLaine takes things to a whole other level when Aurora — who audiences could be forgiven for initially dismissing as a vapid and self-absorbed mom — takes our heartstrings and refuses to let go.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
There's no market for a self-absorbed, past his prime, locker room cancer?
—Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The hotel guests are sometimes too self-absorbed to notice, but this season amps up the terrors lurking around every corner in the week leading to the mysterious death.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Hot stone massages, private yoga, every possible amenity, and also rude, self-absorbed, and entitled rich people in every lounge chair, chasing status and self-improvement, conscious of every flaw but their own.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
There's no market for a self-absorbed, past his prime, locker room cancer?
—Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The hotel guests are sometimes too self-absorbed to notice, but this season amps up the terrors lurking around every corner in the week leading to the mysterious death.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Hot stone massages, private yoga, every possible amenity, and also rude, self-absorbed, and entitled rich people in every lounge chair, chasing status and self-improvement, conscious of every flaw but their own.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-absorbed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-absorbed
selfish
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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
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“Self-absorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-absorbed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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