The English Oracle

Stronger word for "selfish"

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00:00 Stronger Word For &Quot;Selfish&Quot;
00:16 Accepted Answer Score 30
00:41 Answer 2 Score 22
00:57 Answer 3 Score 12
01:19 Answer 4 Score 5
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 30


Synonyms like "egoistic", "egocentric", "self-centered" "self-loving", etc, are no stronger than selfish. I would use an adverb before "selfish" lest its exact meaning be changed. "Egocentric" and "self-centered" are not exactly the same as selfish.

He is extremely/incredibly/profoundly/exceptionally/monstrously/etc selfish.




ANSWER 2

Score 22


Egomaniacal:

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

    • a brilliant but egomaniacal urban planner who ruthlessly sought to impose his vision of the ideal cityscape (M-W)



ANSWER 3

Score 12


Avaricious denotes a kind of selfishness that knows no limits.

From the link:

avaricious | adjective | av·a·ri·cious | \ˌa-və-ˈri-shəs\

  • greedy of gain; excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches

an avaricious scheme to con the elderly couple out of thousands of dollars




ANSWER 4

Score 2


Exploitative.

One wants his/her own profit at others' cost. He/she does not care about others.