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SELF-SEEKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
Synonyms:
expedience; opportunism; self-interest; self-seeking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("self-seeking" is a kind of...):
selfishness (stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Interested only in yourself
Synonyms:
self-seeking; self-serving
Classified under:
Similar:
selfish (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others)
