self-involved
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlf ɪnˈvaʊlvd/
- He has become so self-involved that he rarely considers the feelings of his friends.
- too self-involved
- so self-involved
- completely self-involved
How to heal from distant rejecting and self involved parents.
- How to heal from distant rejecting and self involved parents.
- And that's at the heart of the, the worst, the worst people on Earth, you know, the, the, the, the, the people we consider bad are usually just extremely self involved.
Examples
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It's hard to have a conversation with her because she's so self-involved and only talks about herself.
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Jacob had quirky tastes and an intensity, yet he could appear remote and self-involved in the most intimate moments.
Fiction book (1995) -
And even I am less self-involved than you are.
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Stop being so self-involved for one minute.
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So go ahead, run back in there and tell them how self-involved I am.
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- Jesus, you really need to stop being so self-involved, or at the very least join Facebook.
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Thank you for your mercy and grace, even when I am too self-involved to see it and accept it.
Blog text (21) -
I know I must seem like the most self-involved person on earth, but I really don't like to talk about myself too much.
Academic text (2011) -
"The Federal Government is by its very nature a self-involved and self-interested entity that cares very little for what happens to the little guy."
Blog text (2) -
Another reason she didn't mind lying to Eddie was because he was a vain, self-involved jerk.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
Caring only about yourself and not about other people
Being sure you are much more important than other people
A person who is only interested in their own needs and not in other people's feelings
Putting your own needs first without caring about others
A person who thinks only about their own needs and not about other people
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
Thinking only of oneself and not caring about other people's feelings
A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people
Thinking only about yourself and ignoring other people's needs
Caring only about your own needs and wants
Thinking you are more important than other people
A person who cares only about their own gain and ignores other people
Thinking only about yourself and not about other people
Thinks she is much better than other people
Being too proud and thinking you are better than others
Thinking you are better than other people
Having a very high opinion of yourself
Thinking you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Self-Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word self-involved combines self ('your own person') — the same self you see in selfish — and involved (literally 'in' or 'wrapped up' in something). So a self-involved person is 'wrapped up' in themselves, very focused on their own thoughts and feelings and not on other people.