SELF-APPLAUSE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

self-applause

noun

Definition of self-applause

as in self-consequence

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Noun

But the film co-signs it with a strangely gung-ho spirit, as Chin — himself a father of two — joins the mission with scant discussion of the potential hubris of this decision.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
At its core, Dark Matter is a series about the folly and hubris of humankind, even when — nay, especially when — idealists have the power to achieve transformative change.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hubris

Noun

When leaders’ curiosity wanes, their team members often follow suit, which can lead to observations getting missed, complacency setting in and advantages getting lost.

— Brandi Watterson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
That’s the risk Washington is not pricing into its complacency.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of complacency

Noun

The demon was largely limited to one expression — smugness — and was inexplicably the only character who spoke Japanese.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 June 2026
One widespread subspecies endemic to the area is the haughty Cardinal, recognized by its bright-red plumage and smugness about winning a dozen National League Central crowns.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026

Definition of smugness

Noun

His face is a mix of affectlessness and self-satisfaction, putting him somewhere between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, with a touch of the Cheshire cat.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Definition of self-satisfaction

Noun

Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
There was too much egoism politically for each country to be all together with a unique economy, language and president.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of egoism

Noun

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

Definition of self-admiration

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