SELF-SEEKING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

Meaning:

Interested only in yourself

Synonyms:

self-seeking; self-serving

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

selfish (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others)