Self-serving
Self-serving adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Usage example: she's just another self-serving politician who puts her own ambitions above the public good
Vain and self-serving are semantically related. in egotistic topic. In some cases you can use "Vain" instead an adjective phrase "Self-serving".
Vain
Vain adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Self-serving and vain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-serving" instead an adjective "Vain".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and self-serving
- self-important and vain
- haughty and self-serving
- haughty and vain
- selfish and self-serving
- selfish and vain
- pompous and self-serving
- pompous and vain
- conceited and self-serving
- conceited and vain
- egotistic and self-serving
- egotistic and vain
- proud and self-serving
- proud and vain
Both words in one sentence
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Insatiable Newlyweds: Thelma and Reverend Gregory Jerkass: Deacon Frye is a vain, amoral, conniving, self-serving Ambulance Chaser, with few, if any, saving graces.
Source: Series / Amen -
Vain, egotistical, self-serving, and lecherous to the last.
Source: French Jerk -
He was vain, egotistical, self-serving, and lecherous to the last.
Source: Comic Book / Thunderbolts
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