| Main Entry: | egoist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self-centered person |
Synonyms: |
boaster, braggart, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist, narcissist, self-aggrandizer |
| Notes: | an egoist thinks the world revolves around him, an egotist is someone who cannot stop talking about himself |
| Main Entry: | cynic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonbeliever |
Synonyms: |
carper, caviler, detractor, disbeliever, doubter, doubting Thomas, egoist, egotist, flouter, misanthrope, misanthropist, misogamist, misogynist, mocker, pessimist, questioner, satirist, scoffer, skeptic, sneerer, unbeliever |
| Notes: | cynics doubt because they question motives (Cynic was first a school of philosophy expressing contempt for wealth and pleasure; the word cynic comes from Greek cyniko 'doglike'); skeptics doubt reports of what they hear or read |
Antonyms: |
believer, optimist |
| Main Entry: | introvert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who retreats mentally |
Synonyms: |
autist, brooder, egoist, egotist, loner*, narcissist, self-observer, solitary, wallflower |
Antonyms: |
extrovert |
| Main Entry: | misanthrope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who hates others |
Synonyms: |
cynic, doubter, egoist, egotist, hater, isolate, loner, misanthropist, recluse, skeptic |
Antonyms: |
humanitarian, philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | egotist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narcissist |
Synonyms: |
boaster, braggart, egoist, egomaniac |
| Main Entry: | egomaniac |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | egotist |
Synonyms: |
boaster, braggart, egocentric, egoist, narcissist, self-aggrandizer |
| Main Entry: | misanthropist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cynic |
Synonyms: |
carper, caviler, detractor, disbeliever, doubter, doubting Thomas, egoist, egotist, flouter, misanthrope, misogamist, misogynist, mocker, pessimist, questioner, satirist, scoffer, skeptic, sneerer, unbeliever |
| Main Entry: | narcissist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | egotist |
Synonyms: |
boaster, braggart, egocentric, egoist, egomaniac |
| Main Entry: | swellhead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | egotist |
Synonyms: |
boaster, braggart, egocentric, egoist, egomaniac, narcissist |