Synonyms for "self-seeking" (99 found)

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Closest matches (20)

acquisitiveacquisitivenessambitious for selfautismautisticcareerismcareeristego tripegoisticegomaniacalegotismegotisticegotistical

Adjective(3 words)

egocentricegoisticalevery man for himself

Adjective(3 words)

egocentricegoisticegoistical

Noun(1 words)

expedience

Strong matches (30)

graspinggraspingnessgreedgreedyhoggishindividualismindividualisticinterestnarcissismnarcissisticpersonal aimspersonal ambitionpersonal desirespersonalismpersonalisticpossessivepossessivenessprivatismprivatisticremote

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remotenessself-absorbedself-absorption

Adjective(6 words)

idiocentricindividualisticinterestedporkishreptilianself-absorbed

Noun(1 words)

opportunism

Related words (49)

self-admirationself-admiringself-advancementself-advancingself-besotself-centeredself-centerednessself-concernedself-considerationself-considerativeself-containedself-containmentself-devotedself-devotionself-esteemself-esteemingself-importantself-indulgenceself-indulgentself-interest

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self-interestedself-interestednessself-jealousself-jealousyself-occupationself-occupiedself-pleasingself-regardself-servingself-solicitudeself-sufficiencyself-sufficientselfhoodselfishselfishnessselfism

Adjective(8 words)

self-centeredself-interestedself-mindedself-servingselfishselflikeselfsomesolipsistic

Adjective(4 words)

self-centeredself-centredself-servingselfish

Noun(1 words)

self-interest

Related word relations

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2 relation types

More general

1 entries

selfishness

similar

9 entries

egotisticegotisticalinconsideratenarcissisticself-absorbedself-involvedself-lovingstingyungenerous

Translations

9 translations across 7 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries

• maaliin hakeutuva adj (military: searching automatically for target)
• omanvoitonpyyteinen adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)

Italian

1 entries

• autocercante adj (military: searching automatically for target)

Macedonian

1 entries

• користољубив adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)

Māori

1 entries

• tūmatarau adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)

Polish

2 entries

• egoistyczny adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)
• samolubny adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)

Portuguese

1 entries

• interesseiro adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)

Russian

1 entries

• своекоры́стный adj (mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests)

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