Synonyms of the word

egoism

• n. The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
• n. (ethics) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
• n. (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egotism.

egocentrism

• n. The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

self-centeredness

• n. concern only for oneself.

self-interest

• n. One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

theory

• n. (obsolete) Mental conception; reflection, consideration.
• n. (sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena, or which sets…
• n. (uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to…
• n. (mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
• n. A hypothesis or conjecture.
• n. (countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them. Equivalently, a formal…

trait

• n. an identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
• n. (object-oriented programming) An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a…