" self-seeking "

1: having a strong desire for personal advancement;

  * e.g., " ... a self-seeking schemer who claimed others' ideas and achievements as his own "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambitious,

•  aspiring,

•  go-getting,

•  hard-driving,

•  pushing

•  Antonyms : 

•  ambitionless,

•  unambitious

2: overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests;

  * e.g., " ... a self-seeking woman who could be counted on to sidetrack all conversation into a discussion of her problems "

•  Synonyms : 

•  egocentric,

•  egoistic,

•  egomaniacal,

•  egotistic,

•  narcissistic,

•  self-absorbed,

•  self-centered,

•  self-concerned,

•  self-infatuated,

•  self-interested,

•  self-involved,

•  self-loving,

•  self-obsessed,

•  self-oriented,

•  self-preoccupied,

•  self-regarding,

•  self-serving,

•  selfish,

•  solipsistic

•  Antonyms : 

•  self-forgetful,

•  self-forgetting,

•  selfless,

•  unselfish