adjective
- Thinking too highly of oneself: conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, narcissistic, vain, vainglorious. Informal bigheaded, stuck-up, swellheaded. See self-love/modesty.
- Concerned only with oneself: egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-involved, selfish, self-seeking, self-serving. Idioms: wrapped up in oneself. See self/other.
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