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Synonyms & Antonyms of egotistic
1
having too high an opinion of oneself
- the egotistic pro quarterback was always too busy to sign autographs, forgetting that the fans had paid good money to see him play
Synonyms for egotistic
- assured,
- biggety
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- consequential,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- important,
- overweening,
- pompous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-opinionated,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up,
- swellheaded,
- vain,
- vainglorious
Words Related to egotistic
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- disdainful,
- fastuous,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- huffy,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- peremptory,
- pontifical,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- holier-than-thou,
- pretentious
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2
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
- the true spirit of the Christmas season is the resolve to be less egotistic and more altruistic
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“Egotistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egotistic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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