self-centred

1. 1.

   limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

   Synonymsegoisticegoisticalegocentricself-centered

   Similarself-absorbed

   Canada · United Kingdom

Questions about self-centred

What does self-centred mean?

self-centred means "limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs".

How many syllables are in self-centred?

self-centred has 2 syllables: self-cen-tred. The stress falls on "self-cen".

What is another word for self-centred?

Close synonyms include egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-centred a common word?

self-centred is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.