What is another word for selfishness?
160 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈɛlfɪʃnəs], [ sˈɛlfɪʃnəs], [ s_ˈɛ_l_f_ɪ_ʃ_n_ə_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for selfishness:- attribute (noun)
- egoism/egotism (noun)
- ego trip (noun)
- greed (noun)
- misanthropy (noun)
- narcissism (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- parsimony (noun)
- self-absorption (noun)
- self-centeredness (noun)
- self-importance (noun)
- self-involvement (noun)
- selfishness (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Selfishness:
n.
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- self.
- self worship,
- megalomanias,
- self love,
- preoccupation with selves,
- self admirations,
- selfconfidence,
- over-confidences,
- selfworships,
- selfpossession,
- selfregard,
- over confidence,
- braggings,
- selfimportance,
- self possession,
- over confidences,
- boastfulnesses,
- vauntings,
- conceitednesses,
- selfinterest,
- self confidence,
- self worships,
- selflove,
- selfadmirations,
- selfinterests,
- self admiration,
- self regard,
- self interests,
- self-admirations,
- swellheadednesses,
- selfadmiration,
- self-worships,
- selfworship,
- self importance,
- self interest,
- self-interests.
- in satiableness,
- in satiablenesses,
- gimmie,
- graspingnesses,
- piggishnesses,
- gormandizings,
- in-satiableness,
- in-satiablenesses,
- in-temperance,
- swinishnesses,
- ex-cess,
- in-temperances,
- esuriences,
- insatiablenesses,
- gimmies,
- in temperances,
- ex cess,
- the gimmie,
- ex-cesses,
- in temperance.
- self-love,
- niggardliness,
- swellheadedness,
- narcissism,
- self-involvement,
- gluttony,
- boastfulness,
- the gimmies,
- egocentricity,
- preoccupation with self,
- self-regard,
- Self-admiration,
- egocentrism,
- egoisms,
- ego trip,
- swinishness,
- megalomania,
- self-worship,
- Gluttonies,
- miserliness,
- greed,
- self-absorption,
- esurience,
- self-centeredness,
- graspingness,
- over-confidence,
- self-interest,
- egoism,
- Vainness,
- egomania,
- Insatiableness,
- piggishness,
- Conceitedness.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words (noun):- rapacity,
- penuriousness,
- Selfhood,
- Selfness,
- craving,
- selfish,
- individuality,
- nepotism,
- narrowness,
- self-confidence,
- self-indulgence,
- expedience,
- Self-applause,
- personality,
- opportunism,
- interestedness,
- parsimony,
- meanness,
- self-approbation,
- Selfism,
- Self-gratulation,
- interest,
- self-advancement,
- desire,
- self-esteem,
- self-pleasing,
- self-glorification,
- Self-devotion,
- conceit,
- self-serving,
- individualism,
- ego,
- independence,
- Hoggery,
- autism,
- acquisitiveness,
- Autotheism,
- self-sufficiency,
- Amour Propre,
- close-fistedness,
- penny-pinching,
- self-complacency,
- self-seeking,
- Self-conceit,
- inconsiderateness,
- navel-gazing,
- personification,
- covetousness,
- stinginess.
Paraphrases for Selfishness:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
egoism, egotism, egocentricity.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
selfish.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
self-interest, self-indulgence.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Selfishness:
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n.
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attribute
unselfishness.
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Other antonyms:
magnanimity, neutrality, detachment, selflessness, impartiality, self-annihilation, altruism, objectivity, fairness, self-flagellation, disinterestedness.
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attribute
Homophones for Selfishness:
- sleepy sickness, Sylvia Communis, self-effacing, self-conscious, selfsameness, self-seeking, self-examining.
Hypernym for Selfishness:
n.
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attribute
self-seeking, voraciousness, greediness, expedience, self-interest, rapaciousness, opportunism.
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attribute
Hyponym for Selfishness:
n.
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attribute
stinginess.
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attribute