selfish
Unwilling to share
Selfish describes someone who prioritizes their own interests without regard for others.
A selfish person takes the last slice, keeps the best for themselves, or makes decisions that benefit only them: Don't be selfish—share with your sister.
The word carries moral judgment; calling someone selfish is never neutral.
Selfishness can range from minor inconsideration to profound disregard for others' wellbeing.
Excessively self-centered
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
egocentric · solipsistic · grandiose · pompous · smug · haughty · superior · boastful
Excessively wanting more
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- graspingGreedy for wealth
materialistic · hoarding · money-grubbing · rapacious · insatiable · possessive · mercenary · voracious
Prioritizing personal advantage
- individualisticFavoring personal autonomy
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
using · manipulative · user · taker · freeloader · moocher · leech
Harshly critical, ungracious
- cold-heartedDevoid of empathy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- unsympatheticWithout pity or understanding
unempathetic · uncompassionate · pitiless · merciless · ruthless · hardhearted · unfeeling · cruel
Showing no consideration
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
- insensitiveUnaware of others' emotions
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
neglectful · heedless · disregardful · unconcerned · unthinking · oblivious · indifferent · dismissive
egotistical
Excessively self-centered
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- vainExcessively proud or futile
arrogant · egocentric · solipsistic · grandiose · pompous · smug · haughty · superior · boastful
greedy
Excessively wanting more
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
grasping · materialistic · hoarding · money-grubbing · rapacious · insatiable · possessive · mercenary · voracious · grabby
me-first
Prioritizing personal advantage
- individualisticFavoring personal autonomy
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
exploitative · using · manipulative · user · taker · freeloader · moocher · leech
uncharitable
Harshly critical, ungracious
- cold-heartedDevoid of empathy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
unsympathetic · unempathetic · uncompassionate · pitiless · merciless · ruthless · hardhearted · unfeeling · cruel · unkind
thoughtless
Showing no consideration
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
- insensitiveUnaware of others' emotions
unmindful · neglectful · heedless · disregardful · unconcerned · unthinking · oblivious · indifferent · dismissive · careless
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
- selfish traitsgreedy, egotistical, narcissistic, me-first, entitled
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- selfpersonal identity, psyche, ego, introspection, character
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
selfishselfless
Concerned with others' welfare
unselfish · altruistic · self-sacrificing · self-denying · caring
selfishgenerous
Willing to give freely
giving · sharing · magnanimous · liberal · openhanded
- selfish geneReplicator maximizing its transmission
- The Selfish Gene
unselfish, selfishness, selfishly, unselfishness, unselfishly