Synonyms of narcissistic

narcissistic

adjective

ˌnär-sə-ˈsi-stik 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfish
• egotistical
• egocentric
• egoistical
• egomaniacal
• self-absorbed
• solipsistic
• self-centered
• self-obsessed
• self-involved
• egotistic
• egoistic
• self-concerned
• self-interested
• self-serving
• self-preoccupied
• self-regarding
• self-loving
• self-oriented
• self-seeking
• self-infatuated
• smug
• proud
• inner-directed
• self-indulgent
• conceited
• vainglorious
• self-important
• vain
• self-glorifying
• self-satisfied
• self-contented
• self-conceited
• pompous
• self-complacent
• complacent
• prideful
• self-pleased
• self-directed
• self-opinionated
• overweening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selfless
• unselfish
• altruistic
• humanitarian
• philanthropic
• benevolent
• generous
• charitable
• magnanimous
• philanthropical
• beneficent
• self-sacrificing
• other-directed
• self-denying
• self-forgetful
• greathearted
• self-forgetting
• diffident
• self-giving
• self-doubting
• self-flagellating
• self-reflective
• self-questioning

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of narcissistic

She was born into the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, the product of a narcissistic mother, who was a scion of the Guinness-brewing fortune, and an Etonian father, who was killed in wartime Burma, when Blackwood was thirteen. —Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024

In contrast, vulnerable narcissistic leaders are insecure, hypersensitive to feedback, and prone to emotional volatility (e.g., Richard Nixon, Christina Kirchner, Vladimir Putin, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs). —Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

With narcissistic friends or family members if a narcissistic family member tries to involve you in emotional drama or manipulate you, do not react emotionally. —Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024

The desire for everyone to agree with them is not inherently narcissistic but is often a multifaceted response rooted in psychological needs, personal history, and environmental factors. —Quora, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024