attention-seeker
Craves constant notice
An attention-seeker is someone who behaves in ways designed to draw notice to themselves, often through dramatic, provocative, or disruptive actions.
The term is almost always disapproving, implying the behavior is excessive or annoying: She dismissed him as an attention-seeker.
The compound attention-seeking works as both noun and adjective: His attention-seeking is exhausting, attention-seeking behavior.
Excessively proud or futile
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
vainglorious · preening · self-absorbed · conceited · arrogant · pompous · swaggering · boastful
Wanting in essentials
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- overcompensatingExcessive correction for weakness
- clingyTending to hold on
desperate · fragile · defensive · inadequate · uncertain · people-pleasing · codependent · thin-skinned
Strikingly expressive or sudden
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
flashy · grandiose · histrionic · scene-stealer · diva · hammy · exaggerated · spectacular
Coldly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
crafty · exploitative · ingratiating · sly · insincere · strategic · glib · slick
Energized by social interaction
- gregariousFond of companionship
- outgoingSociable and unreserved
- sociableInclined toward companionship
- boisterousNoisily cheerful and energetic
lively · animated · effervescent · enthusiastic · ebullient · exuberant · vivacious · charismatic
vain
Excessively proud or futile
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
narcissistic · vainglorious · preening · self-absorbed · conceited · arrogant · pompous · swaggering · boastful · braggart
needy
Wanting in essentials
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- overcompensatingExcessive correction for weakness
clingy · desperate · fragile · defensive · inadequate · uncertain · people-pleasing · codependent · thin-skinned
dramatic
Strikingly expressive or sudden
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
melodramatic · flashy · grandiose · histrionic · scene-stealer · diva · hammy · exaggerated · spectacular · performer
calculating
Coldly self-serving in strategy
conniving · crafty · exploitative · ingratiating · sly · insincere · strategic · glib · slick · guilt-tripping
extroverted
Energized by social interaction
- gregariousFond of companionship
- outgoingSociable and unreserved
- sociableInclined toward companionship
boisterous · lively · animated · effervescent · enthusiastic · ebullient · exuberant · vivacious · charismatic · engaging
attention-seekerwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · recluse · introvert · hermit · fly on the wall
attention-seekerhumble servant
Deferential aide or helper
altruist · team player · supporter · enabler · unsung hero
seek, attend, attention, intense, tension, seeking, intensity, attentive, extension