self-important
adjective
self-im·por·tant
ˌself-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: having or showing self-importance
self-importantly
adverb
Examples of self-important in a Sentence
a self-important businessman who believed his schedule mattered more than anyone else's
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Not to throw shade, but Aries can be self-important, similarly to how Collins deals with his relationship to others.
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
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—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Like Muscle Man, Mixtape follows a self-important, inarticulate mediocrity on the fringe of a minor American metropolis.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Their music provided a suitably self-important soundtrack as Great Recession-era artisanal hipsterdom faded into the careerist hopefulness of the latter Obama years, when Everlane minimalism supplanted lumberjack plaid.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Putting on a show that’s self-important at worst, familiar and forced at best, this frustrating fever dream (a generous term) offers only a handful of surprises to the average horror fan.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Like Muscle Man, Mixtape follows a self-important, inarticulate mediocrity on the fringe of a minor American metropolis.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Their music provided a suitably self-important soundtrack as Great Recession-era artisanal hipsterdom faded into the careerist hopefulness of the latter Obama years, when Everlane minimalism supplanted lumberjack plaid.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-important
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“Self-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-important. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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