What is another word for egotist?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛɡətˌɪst] (IPA)

An egotist is a person who constantly talks about themselves, their achievements, and their importance. Synonyms for the word egotist include narcissist, show-off, braggart, blowhard, and self-centered. A narcissist is someone who has an excessive sense of self-importance and requires constant admiration. A show-off is someone who seeks attention by showing off their abilities or possessions. A braggart is someone who boasts about their accomplishments and abilities. A blowhard is someone who talks excessively and loudly, often about themselves. A self-centered person is someone who is only concerned with their own well-being and ignores the needs of others. All of these words describe someone with an inflated sense of self and a need for validation.

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What are the opposite words for egotist?

An egotist is someone who is excessively self-centered, selfish, and absorbed. Some antonyms for this word could be altruist, modest, humble, selfless, and considerate. An altruist is someone who is selflessly concerned for others and thinks of their needs before their own. A modest person is someone who does not brag or show off their accomplishments. A humble person is someone who does not see themselves as superior to others and recognizes their limitations. A selfless person is someone who puts the needs and welfare of others before their own desires. Considerate individuals show thoughtful and kind behavior towards others. By being the antithesis of an egotist, one can show respect, consideration, and kindness towards others.

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Usage examples for Egotist

I hastened to repair my negligence, and wrote her a most penitent letter half in earnest, half in jest, accusing, myself of the darkest crimes towards my faithful little sister, protesting that she was a thousand times too kind to me a petrified egotist whose very heart had been turned to stone, among skeletons and anatomical preparations.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
Rody, it will be seen, was a thorough egotist.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid
On the way home the other egotist waylaid him, with his opinion of old Busby's hallucination and general sanity since the saddler could remember him.
"Peccavi"
E. W. Hornung

Famous quotes with Egotist

  • An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me.
    Ambrose Bierce
  • Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.
    Ted Lindsay
  • If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.
    Alexander Smith
  • The most offensive egotist is he that fears to say "I" and "me." "It will probably rain "—that is dogmatic. "I think it will rain"—that is natural and modest. Montaigne is the most delightful of essayists because so great is his humility that he does not think it important that we see not Montaigne. He so forgets himself that he employs no artifice to make us forget him.
    Ambrose Bierce
  • Three years ago he was an honest, self-denying youth, ready to devote himself to every good cause; now he was a corrupt and refined egotist, given over to personal enjoyment. … And all this terrible transformation took place in him only because he ceased to have faith in himself, and began to believe in others.
    Leo Tolstoy

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