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
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Recent Examples of narcissistic
The psychologists found Lyle Menendez to be narcissistic.
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Alex Stone, ABC News, 9 May 2025
Shadow: Control issues, narcissistic, lack of boundaries, self-sabotaging, critical of others.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
People with narcissistic traits often have an inflated sense of their own talents, achievements and significance in the world.
—Dr. Cortney Warren, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Popular culture parodies and hand-wringing headlines devalued this work by constructing influencers as glib and narcissistic.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Alex Stone, ABC News, 9 May 2025
Shadow: Control issues, narcissistic, lack of boundaries, self-sabotaging, critical of others.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
People with narcissistic traits often have an inflated sense of their own talents, achievements and significance in the world.
—Dr. Cortney Warren, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Popular culture parodies and hand-wringing headlines devalued this work by constructing influencers as glib and narcissistic.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissistic
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According to sources, some felt the decision was selfish, but others thanked her for her longstanding contributions in person and online, and felt the way in which the situation had unfolded was very unfair to her.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Despite mixed emotions within his friend group, Reddit users were overwhelmingly on the poster's side, with many arguing that Jenna was being selfish.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Sid Justice, though competent in other matches, is given few opportunities to prove himself as a rising star against the notoriously egotistical Hogan.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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And for any fan of the show — and Wilson’s over-the-top, egotistical Dwight — the lyrics might not be a total surprise.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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