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Synonyms for selfish
ˈsɛl fɪʃself·ish
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Wiktionary
selfishadjective
Synonyms:
egotistic, greedy, egotistical, self-centered, egoisticAntonyms:
selfless, altruistic, philanthropicselfishadjective
Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
Synonyms:
self-centered, egotistic, greedy, egotistical, egoisticAntonyms:
selfless, altruistic, philanthropicselfishadjective
Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
Synonyms:
egoistic, egotistical, greedy, self-centered, egotisticAntonyms:
philanthropic, selfless, altruistic
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
selfish
Synonyms:
egotistical, self-minded, self-indulgent, self-worshipful, worldly, illiberal, ungenerous, narrowminded, mercenary, greedyAntonyms:
disinterested, generous, unselfish, handsome, liberal, high-minded, self-denying, magnanimous, patriotic, public-spirited, considerate, accommodating
Princeton's WordNet
selfishadjective
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
"Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
Antonyms:
unselfish, self-giving, public-spirited, self-denying, self-sacrificing, sharing, self-forgetful
Dictionary of English Synonymes
selfishadjective
Synonyms:
illiberal, mean, sordid, mercenary, narrow, narrow-minded, self-seeking
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
selfishadjective
Synonyms:
ungenerous, narrow, illiberal, uncharitable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "selfish":
egotistical, self-seeking, egoistic, self-serving, self-centered, egocentric, self-interested, self-centred, ungenerous, greedy, self-absorbed, selfishness
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#18281 | selfish | |
#18694 | greedy | |
#24763 | worldly | |
#30905 | mercenary | |
#38769 | selfishness | |
#64373 | egotistical | |
#89034 | egocentric | |
#115125 | illiberal | |
#144666 | egoistic | |
#236805 | egotistic | |
#239890 | ungenerous |
How to use selfish in a sentence?
Richard Dawkings:, "The Selfish Gene":
We are survival machines - robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.
We have to have self-advocacy. We have to prioritize ourselves, and it is not selfish.
The yearning for an afterlife is the opposite of selfish it is love and praise for the world that we are privileged, in this complex interval of light, to witness and experience.
The ATP is trying to make Australian Open go ahead, selfish with everything going on at the moment. Obviously Covid, but also with the riots, together we need to overcome these challenges before tennis returns in my opinion.
My advice would simply be to try not to be selfish, but as selfless as possible, because you're not just hurting yourself.
Translations for selfish
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- أنانيArabic
- স্বার্থপরBengali
- egoistaCatalan, Valencian
- sobeckýCzech
- selvisk, egoistiskDanish
- selbstsüchtig, egoistischGerman
- εγωιστής, εγωιστικόςGreek
- egoístaSpanish
- itsekäs, itsekeskeinenFinnish
- égoïsteFrench
- fèineilScottish Gaelic
- önző, egoistaHungarian
- egoisIndonesian
- egoistaItalian
- 身勝手な, わがままな, 自分本位の, 利己的なJapanese
- 자기 본위의, 제멋대로 하는, 이기적인Korean
- خۆ پهرستKurdish
- savanaudisLithuanian
- kaiapoMāori
- egoístaPortuguese
- egoistRomanian
- эгоистичныйRussian
- självcentrerad, egoistisk, själviskSwedish
- mchoyoSwahili
- bencilTurkish
- егоїстичнийUkrainian
- 自私Chinese
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