as in egotistical
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a selfish desire to succeed at the expense of others
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Recent Examples of selfish
Prioritizing yourself is not selfish.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
To be a quarterback means being selfish and sometimes delusional.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
While obviously very different in style and substance, both pictures explore the heartbreaking traumas that can result from an artists selfish dedication to their calling.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
To be so selfish as to leave me here alone all day.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
To be a quarterback means being selfish and sometimes delusional.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
While obviously very different in style and substance, both pictures explore the heartbreaking traumas that can result from an artists selfish dedication to their calling.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
To be so selfish as to leave me here alone all day.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for selfish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfish
Adjective
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The community organizer turned president turned socialite has never been great at hiding his egocentric ways.—
Grace Curley,
Boston Herald,
21 July 2025
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Bang is perfect for this kind of role, playing an imposing figure who can be both aloof and egocentric, and whose grand stature diminishes as the film progresses.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Sian Clifford gives a larger-than-life performance as a narcissistic aristocrat who hires a struggling filmmaker to record her every move, in Samuel Abraham’s eccentric mockumentary.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the show’s narcissistic heel, Impacciatore’s performance reminds me of Janelle James’ saccharine-cutting turn in Abbott.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Client Video Testimonials Testimonials are a powerful way to promote yourself without seeming self-centered.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Investing time and effort into connecting with your inner sea might seem self-centered.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brilliant and brave, the poet and soldier was also entirely self-absorbed, turning the Adriatic city into his own personal manuscript.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Is Huda self-absorbed, overdramatic, extremely volatile, overly obsessed with traditional gender roles, and impossible to please?—
Shannon Keating,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Starring Oscar Isaac as the titular brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor, Frankenstein sees the doctor bring a creature (Elordi) to life with a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to both of their undoings.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Their challenge on Frankenstein was bringing to the big screen the horror-meister’s vision of egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his monster as part of a diabolical experiment.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The American academy has been far more used to a confessionalistic, even solipsistic style in its lyric poetry.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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But he’s been shaken out of his solipsistic reverie.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The men at the film’s center — Paul and Carey — are hysterical and self-involved.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yet Aster casts their motives as unprincipled and self-serving.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The potential for self-serving bias and belief bias are evident.—
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky,
Forbes,
27 Mar. 2023
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“Selfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfish. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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