1. Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
   "We are inclined to adopt self-seeking beliefs about ourselves";
   - selfish, egoistic [Brit], egoistical, egocentric, self-centered [US], self-centred [Brit, Cdn], self-serving, self-interested

1. Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
   "Her self-seeking in climbing the corporate ladder left many colleagues resentful";
   - opportunism, self-interest, expedience

Derived forms: self-seekings

See also: egotistic, egotistical, inconsiderate, narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-involved, self-loving, stingy [informal], ungenerous

Type of: selfishness

Antonym: unselfish