as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
most of the local teenagers seem too self-involved to care much about the world that lies beyond their affluent suburb
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Recent Examples of self-involved
Is the joke that celebrities are self-involved?
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
The bold move presents the clingy and self-involved Ashley with a promotion and a bigger salary while the emo but opportunistic personal trainer Austin lands a gig at the country club’s health and wellness center.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Redford said recent signs of a resurgence in student activism are welcome change over the 1980s, when many were self-involved and primarily concerned about making money.
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Not that Samantha wasn’t self-involved.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
Stone plays the glamorous and self-involved Ginger McKenna in the film, directed by Martin Scorsese.
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Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
The bold move presents the clingy and self-involved Ashley with a promotion and a bigger salary while the emo but opportunistic personal trainer Austin lands a gig at the country club’s health and wellness center.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Redford said recent signs of a resurgence in student activism are welcome change over the 1980s, when many were self-involved and primarily concerned about making money.
—
Hannah Parry
amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Not that Samantha wasn’t self-involved.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
Stone plays the glamorous and self-involved Ginger McKenna in the film, directed by Martin Scorsese.
—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involved
selfish
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Across 15 tracks, the rapper and producer get to work making their first proper body of work together as memorable as expected, delving into relationship mishaps, selfish tendencies, and the absurdist comedy that is real life.
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Politics, Lander said, didn’t have to be a selfish endeavor driven by ego.
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“Self-involved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involved. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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