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self-involved

self-involved

9 7.0
Being only interested in your own needs and feelings
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛlf ɪnˈvaʊlvd/
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  • He has become so self-involved that he rarely considers the feelings of his friends.
  • too self-involved
  • so self-involved
  • completely self-involved

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Examples

  • It's hard to have a conversation with her because she's so self-involved and only talks about herself.

  • 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.

  • Stop being so self-involved for one minute.

  • So go ahead, run back in there and tell them how self-involved I am.

  • - Jesus, you really need to stop being so self-involved, or at the very least join Facebook.

  • 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

selfish
vsself-involved
458 1.0

Caring only about yourself and not about other people

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than others' concerns
narcissistic
vsself-involved
58 7.8

Being sure you are much more important than other people

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than grandiosity
self-centered
vsself-involved
  • US
56 3.9

A person who is only interested in their own needs and not in other people's feelings

is about interest in own activities and thoughts instead of other people
self-serving
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
49 6.4

Putting your own needs first without caring about others

is about being interested in own thoughts and feelings, not actively seeking gain
self-absorbed
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
38 6.3

A person who thinks only about their own needs and not about other people

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than other people
egotistical
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
24 6.6

Seeing yourself as much more important than other people

is about interest in own activities and thoughts rather than showing conceit
egocentric
vsself-involved
11 7.4

Thinking only of oneself and not caring about other people's feelings

is about interest in own activities and thoughts rather than considering others
egomaniacal
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
6 8.6

A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people

is about interest in own activities and thoughts rather than pathological obsession
solipsistic
vsself-involved
3 9.9

Thinking only about yourself and ignoring other people's needs

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than other people
egoistic
vsself-involved
2 7.4

Caring only about your own needs and wants

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than others
egotistic
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
1 7.2

Thinking you are more important than other people

is about being interested in own life and feelings, not boasting
self-seeking
vsself-involved
1 6.9

A person who cares only about their own gain and ignores other people

is about interest in own activities and thoughts rather than seeking gain
egoistical
vsself-involved
7.6

Thinking only about yourself and not about other people

focuses on being interested in own activities and feelings rather than others
stuck-on-herself
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
9.9

Thinks she is much better than other people

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than having high opinion
stuck on oneself
vsself-involved
  • Offensive
8.4

Being too proud and thinking you are better than others

is about being interested in own activities and thoughts rather than boasting
self-conceited
vsself-involved
7.7

Thinking you are better than other people

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than proud display
self-loving
vsself-involved
  • Archaic
7.7

Having a very high opinion of yourself

is about interest in own activities and feelings rather than admiring personal qualities
full of oneself
vsself-involved
  • Informal
6.9

Thinking you are better than other people

is about being interested in own activities and feelings rather than showing arrogance

Antonyms

72 3.2

Caring more about other people's needs than your own

68 2.5

Showing care for other people's needs and feelings

How Self-Involved

narcissistic
58 7.8
self-absorbed
  • Offensive
38 6.3
self-involved
9 7.0
self-seeking
1 6.9

Surface Forms

self-involved positive

Morphology

self-involved = involved (transparent) = self + involve + ed

The adjective is formed by adding 'self-' to 'involved' giving the straightforward meaning 'primarily concerned with oneself'.

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.