Egoism Synonyms and Antonyms

ēgō-ĭzəm
A regarding of oneself with undue favor
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. egotism
  2. vanity
  3. pride
  4. selfishness
  5. amour-propre
  6. conceit
  7. egocentricity
  8. ego
  9. narcissism
  10. vainglory
  11. vainness
  12. ego trip
An exaggerated belief in one's own importance
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. egotism
  2. self-importance
  3. bighead
  4. bigheadedness
  5. swelled head
Egotism; conceit.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. conceit

Words Related to Egoism

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Egoism Sentence Examples

  • As a matter of fact, however, egoism has been no less prominent in intuitional ethics.

  • It is with hedonistic and other empirical theories that egoism is generally associated.

  • His rivals saw how his intense personal ambition and egoism led him always to assume the chief place, and to use his parliamentary position to establish himself as leader of the nation.

  • Another form of the word, "Egotism," is really interchangeable, though in ordinary language it is often used specially (and similarly "egoism," as in George Meredith's Egoist) to describe the habit of magnifying one's self and one's achievements, or regarding all things from a selfish point of view.

  • Egoism merely asserts that the self is all-important in the application of moral principles, and does not in any way supply the material of these principles.

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