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
Selfish and self-oriented are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selfish" instead an adjective phrase "Self-oriented".
Selfish
Selfish adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Usage example: a selfish desire to succeed at the expense of others
Self-oriented and selfish are semantically related. You can use "Self-oriented" instead an adjective "Selfish".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and self-oriented
- self-important and selfish
- conceited and self-oriented
- conceited and selfish
- egotistic and self-oriented
- egotistic and selfish
- vain and self-oriented
- vain and selfish
- narcissistic and self-oriented
- narcissistic and selfish
- egocentric and self-oriented
- egocentric and selfish
- egoistic and self-oriented
- egoistic and selfish
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