Antonyms for self-serving
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : self-sur-ving |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪŋ |
Definition of self-serving
Origin :- also self serving, 1827, from self- + serving, present participle adjective from serve (v.).
- adj egotistic
- The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Through regulation, politics inserts itself as a self-serving factor in market transactions.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- They often publish other people's self-serving communiqués without altering a word.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- It was apparent that he had made a self-serving statement to Agent Quigley.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- This I felt was certainly, in his opinion, a self-serving statement.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Synonyms for self-serving
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- individualistic
- inflated
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- obsessive
- opinionated
- personal
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- self-involved
- self-seeking
- selfish
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
- wrapped up in oneself
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