self-centeredness

NOUN

egoism

Synonyms

STRONG

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness vaunting

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

Example Sentences

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B.J. irritates the other characters with yet another drum solo, the self-aware jokes about his self-centeredness would land better if “K-Pops!” wasn’t convinced that the audience wants as much of him on-screen as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The sweetness is always still wrapped in the self-centeredness and the wittiness and the jerk face stuff that I say.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

It might come down to his self-centeredness wearing you out.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Narcissistic personality disorder, for example, is characterized by grandiosity, self-centeredness and a lack of empathy.

From Scientific American • Jan. 19, 2022

At Sophie Mol’s funeral and in the days before Estha was Returned, they saw her swollen eyes, and with the self-centeredness of children, held themselves wholly culpable for her grief.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

self-centeredness

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