Synonyms of self-congratulation

self-congratulation

noun

ˌself-kən-ˌgra-chə-ˈlā-shən 

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

the air of self-congratulation that pervades the songwriter's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanity
• ego
• pridefulness
• pride
• arrogance
• smugness
• complacency
• self-satisfaction
• egotism
• vainglory
• pomposity
• self-love
• self-importance
• complacence
• conceitedness
• superiority
• self-conceit
• pompousness
• self-admiration
• confidence
• conceit
• vainness
• self-glory
• amour propre
• assurance
• self-opinion
• swelled head
• bighead
• vaingloriousness
• self-esteem
• self-righteousness
• self-assurance
• self-confidence
• self-assumption
• hubris
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• snobbishness
• swellheadedness
• imperiousness
• selfishness
• overconfidence
• self-assertion
• presumption
• egoism
• disdainfulness
• lordliness
• pretension
• pretense
• self-pride
• self-respect
• pretentiousness
• self-centeredness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• diffidence
• humbleness
• altruism
• timidity
• self-doubt
• unselfishness
• shyness
• bashfulness
• self-loathing
• passivity
• self-disgust
• self-hate
• demureness
• passiveness
• timidness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-congratulation

Today, the self-congratulation of white liberals has been displaced by white-supremacist promoters of Western civilization who don’t merely posit but brutally enforce inequality between races, peoples, cultures, and nation-states. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Being vocally left-leaning thus provides social status benefits and forms of self-congratulation that being conservative doesn't (if anything, in terms of the broader culture and the opinion-formulating institutions, conservatism tends to be rather lonely and something of a social liability). — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026

That is why this moment demands smarter policy choices, not self-congratulation. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026

Rutte told attendees that the move wasn’t a moment for self-congratulations as Russia continues its large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025