me-first
Prioritizing one's interests
Me-first describes a selfish attitude that prioritizes one's own interests above others': a me-first mentality, me-first politics.
The term is almost always critical, suggesting someone unwilling to sacrifice or cooperate: His me-first approach made him a terrible teammate.
Concerned only with oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- greedyExcessively wanting more
entitled · inconsiderate · self-serving · egoistic · egocentric · self-absorbed · individualistic · grabby
Assumed right to benefits
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
self-importance · hubris · dismissiveness · condescension · snobbery · elitism · haughtiness · disdain
Doctrine of personal independence
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
ambition · achievement · success · winner · rat-race · hustle · greed · self-promotion
selfish
Concerned only with oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
greedy · entitled · inconsiderate · self-serving · egoistic · egocentric · self-absorbed · individualistic · grabby · ungenerous
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
conceit · self-importance · hubris · dismissiveness · condescension · snobbery · elitism · haughtiness · disdain · contempt
individualism
Doctrine of personal independence
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
competition · ambition · achievement · success · winner · rat-race · hustle · greed · self-promotion · careerism
- selfish traitsselfish, greedy, self-centered, self-absorbed, egotistical
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
me-firstaltruistic
Concerned for others' welfare
selfless · self-sacrificing · unselfish · giving · generous
me-firstcollectivist
Advocate for group primacy
public-spirited · communal · cooperative · civic-minded · communitarian