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What is another word for selfish?

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(of a person, action, or motive) Making decisions based solely on one's own self-interest or personal profit

Unwilling to spend, give, or share

Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions

Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

Relating to a section or group within a community

Hating or disliking mankind

Unconcerned in attitude or action

Not feeling or showing gratitude

Having or showing no moral principles

Characteristic of a brat

Having or showing opinions that are rigid or limited in scope of consideration

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(of a person, action, or motive) Making decisions based solely on one's own self-interest or personal profit

looking after number one

on the make

out for what one can get

wrapped up in oneself

looking out for number one

having a swelled head

on an ego trip

wrapped up with oneself

self-sufficient

in love with oneself

in love with yourself

out for what you can get

pleased with yourself

think too highly of oneself

above oneself

too big for your boots

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

full of oneself

think a lot of oneself

blowing one's own trumpet

phoney^UK

phony^US

resting on your laurels

self-approving

easy-going

like the cat that got the cream

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

high-and-mighty

think one is the cat's whiskers

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“I'm no less selfish than anyone else I know and, thank heavens, I'm not foolish enough to think otherwise.”

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Unwilling to spend, give, or share

economizing^US

economising^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

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Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions

with a heart of stone

gray^US

grey^UK

having a killer instinct

toughened by experience

malevolent

mortal

fell

as tough as old boots

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Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

too big for your breeches

throwing one's weight around

pleased with yourself

full of hot air

slighting

in love with oneself

too big for your britches

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

sarcastic

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

honourable^UK

honorable^US

offensively self-assertive

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

throwing one's weight about

phony^US

phoney^UK

smart-assed^US

throwing weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

of preconceived ideas

crushing

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Relating to a section or group within a community

localised^UK

localized^US

Adjective

Hating or disliking mankind

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Unconcerned in attitude or action

not giving a monkey's

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

just watching the clock

without a care in the world

cool, calm and collected

somber^US

sombre^UK

centered^US

centred^UK

with the patience of Job

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

keeping a stiff upper lip

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

have one's act together

failing to take proper care

going through motions

rolling with the punches

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Not feeling or showing gratitude

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Having or showing no moral principles

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

not to be depended on

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

skilful^UK

skillful^US

not to be relied upon

dexterous^US

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

dextrous^UK

hideous

economical with the truth

grey^UK

gray^US

contrary to the rules

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

unfavorable^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

environmentally unfriendly

stick out like sore thumb

sceptical^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

skeptical^US

untrammeled^US

accidentally on purpose

without law and order

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

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Characteristic of a brat

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

Adjective

Having or showing opinions that are rigid or limited in scope of consideration

racially discriminatory

set in one's opinions

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