SELF-AFFECTED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

self-affected

adjective

Definition of self-affected

as in self-pleased

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Adjective

The most important rule of any total solar eclipse is to be inside the narrow path of totality rather than merely close to it.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The most important way that European landscapes are changing is that unprecedented numbers of people are leaving rural areas, a phenomenon that has accelerated in the last fifty years.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of important

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Meanwhile, Johnson reprises his role as Moana's bantering reluctant partner, the shapeshifting trickster demigod Maui, alongside Jemaine Clement again voicing the conceited giant crustacean Tamatoa.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.

— Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026

Definition of conceited

Adjective

During nine years as Manchester mayor, Burnham was praised standing up to central government on behalf of a proud, battle-scarred northern city that gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, movements for social change and a dynamic music scene.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
As the Owens women reunite for Practical Magic 2, the two newest members of the onscreen family hope to do fans proud.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 July 2026

Definition of proud

Adjective

Does little Arabella care about going to another stuffy awards dinner with her pompous dad?

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of pompous

Adjective

An enormous double mutton chop, rubbed with a sweet and aromatic spice blend, and split lengthwise like a scientific specimen to display its rosy pink interior, is inspired by Chinese cumin lamb.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
Falling between Steel Magnolias sweetheart, Shelby’s two wedding shades of pink, this rosy punch is the perfect balance of sweet, tart, and bubbly.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 25 July 2026

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