SELF-AFFECTED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

self-affected

adjective

Definition of self-affected

as in self-pleased

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Adjective

This was one of those times as Miami hosted the biggest, most important of the seven World Cup soccer matches South Florida was gifted -- the jewel.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Both are already chairmen of other important committees, though.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026

Definition of important

Adjective

Instead, some slopes are resorting to creating snow artificially, while hotels and restaurants do their best to stay optimistic.

— Cristopher Ulloa, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
His eight turnovers reflected the rookie’s inevitable learning curve, but did little to diminish the flashes that have the Jazz so optimistic about the future.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of optimistic

Adjective

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

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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
Far from being arty or pompous, Tull laced its sound with a wicked sense of humor and occasional social commentary.

— Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 25 May 2026

Definition of pompous

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Her makeup, consisting of white eyeshadow, rosy blush, and a coat of clear lip gloss, echoed the ethereal theme.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 July 2026
He got rocked in his first start of the season against the Mets, but settled in nicely after that and everything seemed rosy.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of rosy

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