Definitions

self-serving

[self-sur-ving] / ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

egotistic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boastful pompous self-absorbed selfish subjective

WEAK

affected aloof autocratic boasting bragging conceited egocentric egoistic egoistical egomaniacal egotistical haughty individualistic inflated inner-directed intimate intrinsic introverted isolated narcissistic obsessive opinionated personal prideful proud puffed up self-admiring self-centered self-important self-involved self-seeking snobbish stuck on oneself stuck-up superior swollen vain vainglorious wrapped up in oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

modest

Example Sentences

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But I’m not here to debate Musk and Saad’s self-serving delusions.

From Salon

Traditional universities, he believed, had become too expensive, exclusive and self-serving.

From The Wall Street Journal

Known for playing the self-serving patriarch Frank Gallagher in TV series “Shameless,” Macy returns to the screen in the historical drama “Train Dreams.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This self-serving quotation has the ring of a memory fashioned in retrospect.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Senate’s self-serving maneuver is not only tone-deaf, it’s a betrayal.

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