egoistically
- adverb
- /ˌiːɡoʊˈɪstɪkli/
:
egoístamente
- He acted egoistically when he chose to take all the credit for the team's work.
Examples
-
She approached the negotiation egoistically, focusing only on what would benefit her the most.
-
Many people egoistically prioritize their own needs over those of their friends.
-
Some subjects were egoistically motivated: they were told they could keep whatever money they earned.
Academic text (1993) -
The secular liberals are the majority in this crowd, and it's highly interesting to see how they follow these "religious" dogmas, which are more important to them than their own life and the future of their children, as if there were an Atheist Heaven to come to; at least earthly life is of little importance to them (unless maybe egoistically for themselves as individuals).
Blog text (28) -
Does an egoist need to be a capitalist to, out of self-interest, capitalize by egoistically 'legitimating' their use of capitalist methods to interact within a capitalist society?
Blog text (2) -
Researchers found that 52 percent of those in the control groups behaved egoistically (i.e., usually kept their allotment), 20 percent contributed to the in-group pool, and 28 percent chose to also spite the out-group.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
18
3.4
Acting in a way that helps only yourself and not others
1
8.5
In a way that shows too much pride and a need for attention
1
7.7
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
Thinking only about yourself and not about others
Antonyms
How Selfish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word egoistically comes from the Latin word ego, which means 'I', and the ending -istic, which means 'relating to'. So to act egoistically is to put 'I' first and care mostly about yourself.