Egotistic — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Egotistic (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. having too high an opinion of oneself

   "the egotistic pro quarterback was always too busy to sign autographs, forgetting that the fans had paid good money to see him play"

   similar: assured, biggety (Southern & Midland), bigheaded, complacent, conceited, consequential, egoistic, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-conceited, self-important, self-opinionated, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, swellheaded, vain, vainglorious
   related: blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggering, arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, disdainful, fastuous, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-hat, huffy, lofty, lordly, masterful, peremptory, pontifical, self-asserting, self-assertive, snobbish, snobby, snooty, supercilious, superior, toplofty, uppish, uppity, domineering, high-handed, imperious, highfalutin, holier-than-thou, pretentious, overconfident, presuming, presumptuous, confident, self-assured, self-confident, self-adulatory, self-congratulatory, self-contented, self-gratulatory, self-applauding, self-dramatizing, self-glorifying, self-promoting, self-affected, self-centered, self-engrossed, selfish, condescending, patronizing
   opposite: egoless, humble, modest, uncomplacent
   near: diffident, self-critical, self-distrustful, self-doubting, self-reproachful, self-reproving, meek, timid, unassertive, down-to-earth, unarrogant, unassuming, unpretentious, bashful, demure, introverted, mousy, overmodest, retiring, sheepish, shrinking, shy

2. overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests

   "the true spirit of the Christmas season is the resolve to be less egotistic and more altruistic"

   similar: egocentric, egoistic, egomaniacal, narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, self-loving, self-obsessed, self-oriented, self-preoccupied, self-regarding, self-seeking, self-serving, selfish, solipsistic
   related: inner-directed, complacent, conceited, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-contented, self-directed, self-glorifying, self-important, self-indulgent, self-opinionated, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, vain, vainglorious
   opposite: self-forgetful, self-forgetting, selfless, unselfish
   near: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, generous, greathearted, humanitarian, magnanimous, philanthropic, self-denying, self-giving, self-sacrificing, other-directed, diffident, self-doubting, self-flagellating, self-questioning, self-reflective