as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a self-absorbed man who seems utterly oblivious to the social problems of his own urban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of self-absorbed
The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.
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Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
For the moment at least, no one can accuse me of being self-absorbed and neglectful, either.
—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-absorbed
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.
—
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
For the moment at least, no one can accuse me of being self-absorbed and neglectful, either.
—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-absorbed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-absorbed
selfish
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Across 15 tracks, the rapper and producer get to work making their first proper body of work together as memorable as expected, delving into relationship mishaps, selfish tendencies, and the absurdist comedy that is real life.
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Politics, Lander said, didn’t have to be a selfish endeavor driven by ego.
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“Self-absorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-absorbed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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