egoists
Always about them
Egoists are people who regard self-interest as the foundation of morality or behavior.
In philosophy, an egoist believes that actions should serve one's own advantage.
In everyday use, the word often describes someone excessively focused on themselves: The egoists at the table talked only about their own achievements.
The term overlaps with egotist but emphasizes self-serving action over mere self-admiration.
Ruinous excessive confidence
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
pompous · overbearing · self-important · boastful · braggart · snobbish · contemptuous · disdainful
Benefiting oneself primarily
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
- exploitationSelfish use of others
manipulation · mercenary · avarice · acquisitiveness · self-seeking · inconsiderate · ungenerous · stingy
Excessively focused inward
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
vanity · self-worship · self-admiration · self-centeredness · self-obsession · preening · primping · self-regard
Only self surely exists
- subjectivismBelief truth is personal
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
Depending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
freethinking · self-direction · self-determination · self-governance · individuality · uniqueness · originality · self-expression
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
supercilious · pompous · overbearing · self-important · boastful · braggart · snobbish · contemptuous · disdainful · aloof
self-serving
Benefiting oneself primarily
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- opportunismExploiting circumstances for gain
exploitation · manipulation · mercenary · avarice · acquisitiveness · self-seeking · inconsiderate · ungenerous · stingy · takers
self-absorbed
Excessively focused inward
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
entitlement · vanity · self-worship · self-admiration · self-centeredness · self-obsession · preening · primping · self-regard · self-glorification
solipsism
Only self surely exists
- subjectivismBelief truth is personal
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
nihilism · existentialism · Nietzschean · atomism · amoralism
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
nonconformity · freethinking · self-direction · self-determination · self-governance · individuality · uniqueness · originality · self-expression · libertarianism
egoistsaltruists
People motivated by others' welfare
philanthropists · humanitarians · do-gooders · benefactors · givers
egoistsascetics
People practicing severe self-discipline
monks · nuns · team players
egoistscollectivists
Group-priority ideology adherents
communitarians · team players · cooperators · socialists · communalists