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100 Best Synonyms for “Selfish”

April 4, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. acquisitive eager to acquire things
2. apathetic showing little concern
3. arrogant overly proud and self-focused
4. avaricious extremely greedy for money
5. barefaced shamelessly obvious
6. blatant openly and offensively obvious
7. bossy ordering others around
8. brazen boldly without shame
9. calculating coldly self-advantaging
10. callous insensitive to others’ feelings
11. cheap unwilling to spend or give
12. closefisted reluctant to give money
13. coldhearted without compassion
14. conceited too proud of oneself
15. covetous wanting what others have
16. cutthroat ruthlessly self-serving
17. disregardful showing disregard for others
18. dog-eat-dog ruthlessly self-interested
19. domineering asserting control for oneself
20. ego-centered centered on one’s ego
21. ego-driven driven by personal ego
22. egocentric thinking only of oneself
23. egoistic guided by self-interest
24. egotistical excessively self-focused
25. every man for himself acting only for oneself
26. exploitative using others for benefit
27. gain-seeking seeking personal gain
28. grabby always wanting more
29. grandiose inflated sense of self
30. grasping eager to get more
31. greedy wanting more than needed
32. hardhearted lacking sympathy for others
33. heartless lacking kindness or pity
34. high-handed acting arrogantly and selfishly
35. imperious arrogantly commanding
36. in it for oneself motivated by personal gain
37. inconsiderate not thinking of others
38. indifferent not caring about others
39. insolent rudely self-assertive
40. looking out for oneself prioritizing one’s own interests
41. me-centered centered on oneself
42. me-first putting oneself before others
43. mean ungenerous and unkind
44. mercenary motivated by money or gain
45. miserly extremely stingy
46. money-grubbing greedily seeking money
47. narcissistic excessively self-admiring
48. niggardly very stingy with resources
49. nonsharing not inclined to share
50. only thinking of oneself not considering others
51. opportunistic seeking advantage from situations
52. out for oneself seeking only personal benefit
53. overbearing domineering and self-assertive
54. penny-pinching overly frugal and ungenerous
55. petty small and ungenerous
56. pompous self-important and arrogant
57. possessive wanting to keep for oneself
58. predatory taking advantage for gain
59. profit-hungry hungry for profit
60. pushy aggressively self-asserting
61. rapacious aggressively greedy
62. ruthless without pity for others
63. self-absorbed preoccupied with oneself
64. self-aggrandizing making oneself seem important
65. self-centered focused mainly on oneself
66. self-concerned concerned mainly with oneself
67. self-directed aimed at one’s own ends
68. self-focused focused mainly on oneself
69. self-glorifying seeking praise for oneself
70. self-important overly focused on own importance
71. self-indulgent overly focused on own pleasures
72. self-interested motivated by personal advantage
73. self-involved wrapped up in oneself
74. self-obsessed obsessed with oneself
75. self-oriented oriented toward personal needs
76. self-pleasing seeking to please oneself
77. self-preserving aimed at self-protection
78. self-prioritizing putting oneself first
79. self-promoting promoting oneself for gain
80. self-protective protecting own interests first
81. self-regarding concerned chiefly with oneself
82. self-seeking seeking personal advantage
83. self-serving done for personal gain
84. small-minded petty and ungenerous
85. stingy unwilling to spend or give
86. thoughtless not considering others
87. tightfisted unwilling to spend money
88. uncaring not caring about others
89. uncharitable not generous or kind
90. uncompassionate lacking compassion
91. unconcerned not concerned for others
92. unempathetic lacking empathy
93. unfeeling showing no sympathy
94. ungenerous not willing to give
95. unmindful not mindful of others
96. unsharing not willing to share
97. unsympathetic not feeling for others
98. unthoughtful not showing consideration
99. vain too proud of appearance
100. vainglorious boastfully proud of oneself
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