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What is another word for selfish?

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(of a person, action, or motive) Making decisions based solely on one's own self-interest or personal profit

Unwilling to spend, give, or share

Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions

Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

Relating to a section or group within a community

Unconcerned in attitude or action

Not feeling or showing gratitude

Characteristic of a brat or spoiled child

Having or showing no moral principles

Having or showing opinions that are rigid or limited in scope of consideration

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(of a person, action, or motive) Making decisions based solely on one's own self-interest or personal profit

looking after number one

on the make

out for what one can get

wrapped up in oneself

looking out for number one

having a swelled head

on an ego trip

wrapped up with oneself

self-sufficient

in love with oneself

in love with yourself

out for what you can get

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“I'm no less selfish than anyone else I know and, thank heavens, I'm not foolish enough to think otherwise.”

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Unwilling to spend, give, or share

economizing^US

economising^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

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Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions

with a heart of stone

ill-humored^US

gray^US

grey^UK

having a killer instinct

toughened by experience

as tough as old boots

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

too big for your breeches

throwing one's weight around

too big for your britches

pleased with yourself

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

blowing one's own horn

over-assertive

cliquish

offensively self-assertive

wrapped up in oneself

throwing one's weight about

phony^US

phoney^UK

smart-assed^US

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

of preconceived ideas

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Relating to a section or group within a community

localised^UK

localized^US

Adjective

Unconcerned in attitude or action

cool, calm and collected

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Not feeling or showing gratitude

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Characteristic of a brat or spoiled child

bratty

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

Adjective

Having or showing no moral principles

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

not to be depended on

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

all talk and no action

not to be relied upon

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

without morals

unjustifiable

economical with the truth

grey^UK

gray^US

contrary to the rules

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

unfavorable^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

environmentally unfriendly

stick out like sore thumb

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

untrammeled^US

accidentally on purpose

without law and order

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Having or showing opinions that are rigid or limited in scope of consideration

racially discriminatory

set in one's opinions

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