Self-absorbed
Self-absorbed adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Usage example: a self-absorbed man who seems utterly oblivious to the social problems of his own urban neighborhood
Self-oriented and self-absorbed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-oriented" instead an adjective phrase "Self-absorbed".
Self-oriented
Self-oriented adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Usage example: trying to sell the virtues of carpooling and public transportation to traditionally self-oriented commuters
Self-absorbed and self-oriented are semantically related. You can use "Self-absorbed" instead an adjective phrase "Self-oriented".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and self-absorbed
- self-important and self-oriented
- selfish and self-absorbed
- selfish and self-oriented
- conceited and self-absorbed
- conceited and self-oriented
- egotistic and self-absorbed
- egotistic and self-oriented
- narcissistic and self-absorbed
- narcissistic and self-oriented
- egocentric and self-absorbed
- egocentric and self-oriented
- egoistic and self-absorbed
- egoistic and self-oriented
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