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单词 self seeking
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
inclined to promote only one's own profit or interests
Politicians are untrustworthy self-seeking creatures.
Synonyms
selfish
the selfish interests of a few people
self-interested
Persistently and narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.
mercenary
calculating
opportunistic
self-serving
acquisitive
We live in an acquisitive society.
on the make (slang)
careerist
gold-digging
fortune-hunting
looking out for number one (informal)
out for what you can get

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acquisitive
Definition
eager to gain material possessions
We live in an acquisitive society.
Synonyms
greedy,
grabbing,
grasping,
hungry,
selfish,
avid,
predatory,
rapacious,
avaricious,
desirous,
covetous
in the sense of self-interested
Persistently and narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.
Synonyms
selfish,
self-centred,
egotistical,
greedy,
mercenary,
self-seeking,
ungenerous,
egoistic,
egotistic,
egotistical,
looking out for number one (informal)

Nearby words of
self-seeking

  • self-sacrifice
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-satisfied
  • self-seeking
  • self-styled
  • self-sufficient
  • self-supporting

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