Synonyms of self-centered

self-centered

adjective

ˌself-ˈsen-tərd 

as in selfish

overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests

a group of self-centered residents with no interest or involvement in their community

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-centered

There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025

Sitting on the sidelines and labeling someone else as self-centered is easy. —Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

The Herod book doesn’t make her attitude about segregation less myopic and self-centered. —Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025

In Japan, however, where modesty and formality are valued in leadership, such a style might seem self-centered or inappropriate. —Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

So, how do good leaders operate with confidence without coming across as arrogant or self-centered? —Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

To be clear, sperm donation is, obviously, not an inherently evil or self-centered act. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

This speaks to something in him that’s both self-centered and self-destructive. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024

Deadpool has a meeting with Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, who rejects him since Deadpool is too self-centered for the Avengers and just not a team player. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024