Synonyms for self-interest
self-in·ter·est

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1. opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expediencenoun

   taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

   Synonyms:
   expediency, self-concern, self-seeking, expedience, egoism, self-centeredness, opportunism, egocentrism

2. egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centerednessnoun

   concern for your own interests and welfare

   Synonyms:
   self-concern, self-seeking, expedience, egoism, self-centeredness, opportunism, egocentrism

Matched Categories

1. • Selfishness
   • Trait

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1. List of paraphrases for "self-interest":

   selfishness, egoism, egotism, interest

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How to use self-interest in a sentence?

1. Pope John Paul II:

   Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellspring of initiative and creativity.

2. President Barack Obama:

   This is not charity, the investments we make overseas are in our self-interest.

3. Samuel Johnson:

   Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. But let it be considered that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self- interest.

4. President Biden:

   I find that we can both operate in the mutual self-interest of our countries, as a new START agreement, and make it clear to Russia that we are very concerned about their behavior, whether it's Alexei Navalny, whether it's the Solar Winds or whether it's reports of bounties on the heads of Americans in Afghanistan, i have asked the agencies in question to do a thorough read for me on every one of those issues, to update me precisely where they are, and I will not hesitate to raise those issues with the Russians.

5. Najah Bazzy:

   Leadership is the absence of self interest