🔄 Synonyms of "Selfish"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| narcissisticnoun | Having an inflated idea of one's own importance. |
| self-serving | Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals). |
| egotistical | Tending to talk excessively about oneself. |
| grudgingnoun | Unwilling or with reluctance. |
| envious | Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging. |
| stingy | Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean. |
| ungenerous | Not generous; stingy. |
| begrudging | reluctant |
| self-seekingnoun | Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests. |
| self-loving | Exhibiting or exemplary of self-love. |
| egotistic | Egotistical. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Selfish"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unselfish | Not selfish. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Selfish"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| self-seeking | Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests. |
| self-serving | Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals). |
| egotistic | Egotistical. |
| egotistical | Tending to talk excessively about oneself. |
| narcissistic | Having an inflated idea of one's own importance. |
| ungenerous | Not generous; stingy. |
| stingy | Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean. |
| envious | Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging. |
| grudging | Unwilling or with reluctance. |
| begrudging | reluctant |
| self-loving | Exhibiting or exemplary of self-love. |
| self-interested | Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself. |
| self-involved | Wrapped up in oneself or in one's thoughts. |
| self-centred | Alternative spelling of self-centered. [Egotistically obsessed with oneself.] |
| self-centered | Egotistically obsessed with oneself. |
| egocentric | Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed. |
| self-absorbed | Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others. |
| egoistic | Egoistical. |
| self-obsessed | Deeply interested in oneself to the exclusion of others; vain and narcissistic; egotistical. |
| self-important | Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance. |
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