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egoisms

NOUN

self-centeredness

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence preoccupation with self presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting

Antonyms

WEAK

altruism humility selflessness

NOUN

self-centeredness

Synonyms

STRONG

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness vaunting

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

WEAK

altruism selflessness

Example Sentences

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"Let us eradicate the prevailing mentality revolving around our ego and personal and national egoisms which determine every decision we take," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2021

In those days, friendship knew nothing of our narrow and shabby egoisms.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

There is a similar relation between the egoisms of the two men.

From Landmarks in French Literature by Strachey, Giles Lytton

It would be, he saw, a conflict of egoisms, and he could not afford to risk his own.

From Spiritual Adventures by Symons, Arthur

Regular contracts are made between these two egoisms, each of which arms itself against the other with the Do ut des.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste