Synonyms of self-absorption

self-absorption

noun

ˌself-əb-ˈsȯrp-shən 

as in selfness

excessive interest in oneself

the novel's major characters all suffer from self-absorption, and they are every bit as insufferable as such people are in real life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selfness
• selfishness
• vanity
• narcissism
• ego
• self-centeredness
• pridefulness
• egocentricity
• egoism
• egocentrism
• self-involvement
• egotism
• self-preoccupation
• egomania
• navel-gazing
• self-interest
• self-concern
• smugness
• pride
• self-regard
• complacency
• vainness
• self-satisfaction
• self-admiration
• self-love
• conceitedness
• vainglory
• self-conceit
• self-importance
• pomposity
• self-sufficiency
• self-respect
• pompousness
• self-indulgence
• complacence
• conceit
• self-glorification
• vaingloriousness
• self-esteem
• self-contentment
• self-content
• self-assumption
• self-consequence
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selflessness
• generosity
• unselfishness
• altruism
• magnanimity
• detachment
• objectivity
• neutrality
• self-sacrifice
• fairness
• self-forgetfulness
• impartiality
• disinterestedness
• self-abandonment
• self-flagellation
• self-annihilation
• self-immolation

Examples of self-absorption in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While fans will find the extreme scenarios familiar, newcomers might be surprised by the characters’ self-absorption. —Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

As Tanner’s novel explores these topics, its depiction of Jules’s relationships also highlights absurdities of contemporary culture and the consequences of self-absorption. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

This self-absorption can lead to two varieties of policy failures. —Michael Singh, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2022

Like a petulant teenager, the U.S. periodically goes through stages of fretful self-absorption. —Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024