as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
In the prosecution’s final rebuttal in court Monday, Brooks dug into the details of the case and accused Colin Gray of being a liar, a narcissist and a bad parent.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Despite reading Whitney’s letter at least twice, Henry — a narcissist — seems baffled that Whitney is not more contrite.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Dano is known to play deranged narcissists, but is clearly beloved by those who work with him.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But beneath his plush exterior and upbeat messaging, Buddy is an insatiably needy, controlling narcissist requiring constant affirmations of the children’s love and filling their heads with terror of the monsters lurking in the outside world beyond the park in which the show takes place.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Despite reading Whitney’s letter at least twice, Henry — a narcissist — seems baffled that Whitney is not more contrite.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Dano is known to play deranged narcissists, but is clearly beloved by those who work with him.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But beneath his plush exterior and upbeat messaging, Buddy is an insatiably needy, controlling narcissist requiring constant affirmations of the children’s love and filling their heads with terror of the monsters lurking in the outside world beyond the park in which the show takes place.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
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Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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But the role hits a little close to home for Noir, who’s dealing with an egomaniac of his own at work.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump is a certified egomaniac.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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The jerk chicken is rubbed in a sweet honey glaze.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s some Streisand, too, and a big dose of Andrea Martin, specifically Martin’s signature SCTV character Edith Prickley, that bawdy, gawdy ham with all the bravado of a Catskills clown.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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