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Recent Examples of self-admiration Most of the film plays out in something close to real time, and the directors, loath to hurry scenes along, slow the action down with a technical virtuosity that sometimes tilts into self-admiration. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025 At first, Oliver meekly and gratefully laps up, metaphorically, the warm milk of affection that the family bestows on him between their rounds of backbiting and oblivious self-admiration. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-admiration
Noun
  • Even as the young man attempts to ignore the din of city life outside his window, his fear of losing his vanity is ultimately what disrupts his fantasies.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
  • While Lee road trips around Osage County, Betty Jo sits at the vanity, deciding whether to put on her wedding ring.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Prior to the game, Jenkins’ biggest issue was likely a bruised ego.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Both investors emphasized Chavarria’s authenticity and lack of ego as key factors in their decision to back him.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The boutique hotel is named for the beloved adjunct professor and longtime Clemson mayor, the late Larry Abernathy, channeling his passion and pride for the university and city into the guest experience.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This admission seemed sad—critics are supposed to take pride in withstanding disagreement.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Professional arrogance, that is, that pushed Atkinson to exceed everybody’s expectations … except his own.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Self-admiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-admiration. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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