Synonyms for egocentric
- adjective
- noun
Most common
self-serving selfish self-absorbed egotistical egotropic egocentrical
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Self-centered — selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed
self-centered US, self-centred UK, self-absorbed, selfish, self-serving, egotistical, narcissistic, self-seeking, egoistic, self-interested, solipsistic, self-indulgent, individualistic, self-loving, self-minded, interested, egoistical, selflike, porkish, selfsome, idiocentric
2. Egotistic — egotistical
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
- adj. 2
Egotistical.
- n. 1
A person who is egocentric.
Related words
- Word family
- egocentricity
Forms
- Plural
- egocentrics → egoists, egocentrists…
Example sentences
- selfish It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
- egotistical Santiago is too arrogant and egotistical to apologize.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| egocentric | rising | |
| selfish | rising | |
| egotistical | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- egoist
- 7 letters
- selfish2, porkish
- 8 letters
- egoistic, selflike, selfsome
- 9 letters
- egotistic, egotropic
- 10 letters
- interested3, egoistical
- 11 letters
- egotistical5, solipsistic, idiocentric, egocentrist
- 12 letters
- narcissistic4, egocentrical
- 15 letters
- individualistic7
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (selfish2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- égocentrique
- Italiano
- egocentrico
- Deutsch
- egozentrisch