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Princeton's WordNet

  1. opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedienceadjective

    taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

  2. self-serving, self-seekingadjective

    interested only in yourself

Wiktionary

  1. self-seekingadjective

    Mindful of, or promoting only ones own interests

ChatGPT

  1. self-seeking

    Self-seeking refers to the act of prioritizing one's own interests, benefits, or goals over others. It involves seeking personal profit or advantage, often disregarding the welfare of others. This term typically carries a negative connotation as it may imply selfishness or egocentricity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-seekingadjective

    seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish

  2. Self-seekingnoun

    the act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-seeking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-seeking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of self-seeking in a Sentence

  1. John Jay Chapman:

    Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried leaves at the age of forty? Certainly there is. It is not due to trade but to intensity of self-seeking, combined with narrowness of occupation. Business has destroyed the very knowledge in us of all other natural forces except business.

  2. Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

  3. Pope Francis:

    Roman Catholic Church is Roman Catholic Church, playbook page 82. Roman Catholic Church is what they do -- they hide, they are deceitful in what they do. Roman Catholic Church is self-seeking, and they're going to spin every story.

  4. Ed Asner:

    ... After I stumbled through that disaster, I figured the damage was done, so I might as well continue the performance. I do n’t lead cavalry charges down Pennsylvania Avenue, but I ’ll make comments. And with the president we’ve got now, how can you not comment on this evil ? It’s an unbelievable aberration. And it’s not because of him, it’s what he represents that enormous core of self-seeking, discriminating, angry, racist people in the United States.


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