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View synonyms for egoistic

egoistic

[ ee-goh-is-tik, eg-oh- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
  2. being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one's own desires; self-centered ( altruistic ).


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Other Words From

  • ego·isti·cal·ly adverb
  • anti·ego·istic adjective
  • anti·ego·isti·cal adjective
  • anti·ego·isti·cal·ly adverb
  • none·go·istic adjective
  • none·go·isti·cal adjective
  • none·go·isti·cal·ly adverb
  • une·go·isti·cal adjective
  • une·go·isti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of egoistic1

First recorded in 1825–35; egoist + -ic
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Example Sentences

The conflict between the desire for marriage and egoistic ambitions.

A less egoistic man would have seen that a national uprising was imminent.

Thus his two or three days' existence passes without one egoistic act.

This purpose cannot have been egoistic, since God is without need, being above pleasure and pain.

Placing her own personality out of the question was impossible for one so absorbed in self as this egoistic young creature.

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