ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSselfish
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selfish
Meaning: caring mainly about your own wants instead of others
selfish in a sentence
How selfish is used in real sentences:
It was selfish to keep all the art supplies away from the group.
The selfish player refused to pass the ball to any teammate.
“Maya called Leo selfish because he cared more about his field than the group's plans.”
— from the passage Building a Fair Solution
Synonyms for selfish
Other words for selfish — greedy, egocentric and inconsiderate — carry the same meaning.
- greedy
- egocentric
- inconsiderate
Antonyms of selfish
Words that mean the opposite of selfish:
- generous
- selfless
Where it comes from
From English self + -ish
Memory hook
SELF-ish means thinking too much about SELF.