SELF-AGGRANDIZING Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

self-aggrandizing

adjective

Definition of self-aggrandizing

as in arrogant

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Recent Examples of self-aggrandizing As well as lambasting Shell, this often self-aggrandizing filing out in the low-tech Santa Monica Courthouse has innocuous cameos by the likes of Ari Emanuel and Jay Penske, among others. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026 This self-aggrandizing aria found a large audience, selling more than 100,000 copies in its first week and topping the charts on Amazon. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026 This debut wasn’t a self-aggrandizing spectacle. — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025 Not for the praise, not for self-aggrandizing satisfaction of a dish made perfectly. — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-aggrandizing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-aggrandizing

Adjective

West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.

— David j. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.

— Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of arrogant

Adjective

Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
Melodramatic and vainglorious, moody and capricious, a fidgety, neurotic hypochondriac, Stalin was a bundle of appalling contradictions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026

Definition of vainglorious

Adjective

Éanna Hardwicke, meanwhile, is similarly impressive as the hothead whose national pride manifests itself in the most egotistical ways.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Is this the same guy who Real Madrid fans think is too posh to press, too egotistical to work for his team-mates, too distracted by fame to bleed for the shirt?

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Definition of egotistic

Adjective

This approach fosters genuine respect, trust, and loyalty, offering a powerful alternative to today's loud, self-promoting culture.

— Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Critics call social media posts self-promotion While the president praised her as a fighter, critics called out her self-promoting social media use, including videos showing her in tactical gear at raids with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of self-promoting

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

Adjective

In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The Star of India’s intensely curlicued provenance and bumptious post-sale 20th-century history is a Baedeker for all who might aspire to purchase the Pure Land, should it ever be formally or publicly offered for sale.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of bumptious

Adjective

Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Li at times plays Cola with a smug impetuousness that belies her naivety about this world to a satisfying degree.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of smug

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