as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.
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Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Your sister pulled a classic narcissist move not even giving you a heads up before inviting them.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
She could probably be diagnosed as a narcissist.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Your sister pulled a classic narcissist move not even giving you a heads up before inviting them.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
She could probably be diagnosed as a narcissist.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for narcissist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.—
Steve Coll,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2023
Noun
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In real time, the audience, the queens watching, and perhaps Suzie herself all learn that Suzie has a knack for sexiness onstage, even though she’s dressed as a clown.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
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Among the mass-shooting victims is a bloodied clown who was performing at the festival.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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