self-centeredness
Obsession with oneself
Self-centeredness is excessive focus on oneself and one's own interests, with little regard for others.
It suggests a habitual tendency rather than momentary selfishness—a person's default orientation toward their own needs, feelings, and desires: His self-centeredness made him oblivious to how his decisions affected the team.
The trait implies not malice but blindness.
Exaggerated sense of importance
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
egotism · superiority complex · hubris · smugness · haughtiness · pomposity · manipulativeness · lack of empathy
Concern for personal advantage
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- self-seekingPrioritizing personal benefit
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
unempathetic · self-involved · self-obsessed · egocentric · self-focus · thoughtlessness · disregard · uncaring
Observing one's own mind
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
- isolatedSeparated from others
detached · self-referential · oblivious · disconnected · insular · philosophical · withdrawn · unaware
Outward visible form
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
superficiality · beauty · fashion · aesthetics · glamour · primping · peacocking · self-image
grandiosity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
self-importance · egotism · superiority complex · hubris · smugness · haughtiness · pomposity · manipulativeness · lack of empathy · immodesty
self-interest
Concern for personal advantage
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- self-seekingPrioritizing personal benefit
inconsiderate · unempathetic · self-involved · self-obsessed · egocentric · self-focus · thoughtlessness · disregard · uncaring · oblivious
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
isolated · detached · self-referential · oblivious · disconnected · insular · philosophical · withdrawn · unaware · absorbed
appearance
Outward visible form
self-admiration · superficiality · beauty · fashion · aesthetics · glamour · primping · peacocking · self-image · looks
- selfishnessgreed, egoism, narcissism, self-serving, self-seeking
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
- narcissismnarcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, ego, vanity, self-love
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
self-centerednessaltruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
selflessness · generosity · benevolence · self-sacrifice · philanthropy
self-centerednesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
meekness · modesty · self-effacement · unpretentiousness · unassumingness
center, central, selfish, centered, selfishness, centralize, self-absorbed, self-centered, selfhood