Antonyms for self-centered
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : self-sen-terd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd |
Definition of self-centered
Origin :- 1670s, "fixed, stationary," from self- + center (v.). In reference to persons, "engrossed in the self, with little regard for others," it is recorded from 1783.
- adj absorbed with oneself
- Is the life of the child egoistic, self-centered, impulsive?
- Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
- We are self-centered, free-willed; immune from any possibility of offending the universe.
- Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
- She was hardly the cold, self-centered Ray of six months ago.
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- In the second place, it is, in a ghastly sense, self-centered!
- Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys
- Few women are so self-reliant, self-sustained, self-centered.
- Extract from : « Woman's Work in the Civil War » by Linus Pierpont Brockett
- For a life that is closed in about our own self-centered enjoyment is now impossible.
- Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson
- She had been saying something, what he did not know nor, self-centered in his anger, did he care.
- Extract from : « The Monster » by Edgar Saltus
- Perhaps she had been too inexperienced, perhaps too self-centered, to see it.
- Extract from : « The Grain Of Dust » by David Graham Phillips
- It sustains in situations which drive the self-centered egoist to despair.
- Extract from : « The Victorious Attitude » by Orison Swett Marden
- Coldly said the Soul: You were self-centered, for all your self-sacrifice.
- Extract from : « I, Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
Synonyms for self-centered
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- egotistic
- egotistical
- grandstanding
- having a swelled head
- independent
- inward-looking
- know-it-all
- narcissistic
- on an ego trip
- self-absorbed
- self-indulgent
- self-interested
- self-involved
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- self-sufficient
- selfish
- stuck on oneself
- wrapped up with oneself
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