EGOISTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does egoistic mean? 

• EGOISTIC (adjective)
  The adjective EGOISTIC has 1 sense:

1. limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

  Familiarity information: EGOISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EGOISTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

Synonyms:

egocentric; egoistic; egoistical; self-centered; self-centred

Similar:

self-absorbed; self-involved (absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc)

Also:

selfish (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others)

Antonym:

altruistic (showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others)

Derivation:

egoist (a self-centered person with little regard for others)

egoist (a conceited and self-centered person)