narcissists

noun

plural of narcissist
as in egomaniacs
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 narcissists But finding one’s nerve means fighting the everyday vagaries of low self-esteem, depression, self-deception, insecurity, loss, never-ending grief, and narcissists. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Here are the strategies my clients use to talk about their wins without pissing off their teams or sounding like narcissists. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 This will only lead to unproductive conflict − and, honestly, that's what a lot of narcissists want anyway. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Jennifer Lopez has apparently known some narcissists in her life. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026 Overpraised for her demented turn as Carmy’s mother in The Bear, Curtis has apparently decided to make a late career of playing hideously obnoxious, loudmouthed narcissists. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 More than a decade since Cronenberg’s ghostly satire hit Cannes, the entertainment business is still chock-full of narcissists. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 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 And women who foreground themselves in any capacity are often perceived to be self-important drama queens, or narcissists. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissists
  1. egomaniacs
  2. egotists
  3. egoists
  4. jerks
  5. clowns
Noun
  • But Holland and Bloys are both respected leaders focused on The Work rather than egomaniacs looking to protect their personal brands or future ambitions.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Vincente Minelli’s melodrama about the movie industry followed Sunset Boulevard by only two years, but if the latter was a noirish slice of roman à clef, then the former was an entire scandal sheet of Hollywood egomaniacs and narcissists.
    — Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of egomaniacs
Noun
  • 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
Definition of egotists
Noun
  • The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Definition of egoists
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • His high-fashion clowns, bears and other quirks always deliver.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The gasoline shortage has become such a feature of daily life that even clowns at Moscow’s circus have cracked jokes about it.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of clowns

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“Narcissists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissists. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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