Self-centered
Self-centered adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Usage example: a group of self-centered residents with no interest or involvement in their community
Vain and self-centered are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vain" instead an adjective phrase "Self-centered".
Vain
Vain adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a man so vain that he spent hours admiring himself in the mirror
Self-centered and vain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-centered" instead an adjective "Vain".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and self-centered
- self-important and vain
- haughty and self-centered
- haughty and vain
- selfish and self-centered
- selfish and vain
- pompous and self-centered
- pompous and vain
- arrogant and self-centered
- arrogant and vain
- conceited and self-centered
- conceited and vain
- egotistic and self-centered
- egotistic and vain
Both words in one sentence
- Bret Easton Ellis' Glamorama is about models who are so self-centered and vain that they become sociopathic terrorists.
Source: Beauty Is Bad - In Mega Man: Defender of the Human Race, Splash Woman is vain and self-centered, and her powers make robots enamored with her.
Source: Personality Powers - Personality Powers: Splash Woman is vain and self-centered, and her powers make robots enamored with her.
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