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
Nola Darling is a successful graphic artist, living it up in Brooklyn and dating three men: gentlemanly Jamie, self-involved Greer, and motormouth Mars.
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John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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
The men at the film’s center — Paul and Carey — are hysterical and self-involved.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 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
Don’t be too proud to accept help or too self-involved to provide it in return.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
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
The men at the film’s center — Paul and Carey — are hysterical and self-involved.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 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
Don’t be too proud to accept help or too self-involved to provide it in return.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involved
selfish
Adjective
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Until crude vulgarians like Miller came along, no prominent American political figure would claim on our behalf a right to use our power for purely selfish ends, at the expense of other democratic states and foreign peoples.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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There are selfish motives as Hawk is also secretly trying to track down whoever is blackmailing him.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Self-involved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involved. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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