Synonyms of self-congratulatory

self-congratulatory

adjective

as in self-assured

Related Words

• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-contented
• self-glorifying
• confident
• selfish
• self-promoting
• overconfident
• self-centered
• pretentious
• presumptuous
• holier-than-thou
• self-adulatory
• condescending
• self-gratulatory
• self-dramatizing
• patronizing
• arrogant
• self-applauding
• supercilious
• self-engrossed
• boastful
• high-and-mighty
• snobbish
• bumptious
• haughty
• presuming
• snooty
• pontifical
• assumptive
• bombastic
• domineering
• snobby
• high-handed
• braggy
• cavalier
• cocky
• blustery
• highfalutin
• uppity
• self-affected
• disdainful
• blusterous
• huffy
• swaggering
• chesty
• bragging
• uppish
• self-assertive
• imperious
• high-hat
• lordly
• peremptory
• superior
• toplofty
• lofty
• braggart
• masterful
• fastuous
• self-asserting

Dissimilar Words

• humble
• modest
• egoless
• diffident
• self-critical
• timid
• meek
• unassertive
• uncomplacent
• unassuming
• self-doubting
• down-to-earth
• unpretentious
• sheepish
• bashful
• self-distrustful
• self-reproachful
• shy
• introverted
• shrinking
• demure
• self-reproving
• mousy
• retiring
• overmodest
• unarrogant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-congratulatory

The mood was celebratory and a bit self-congratulatory. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026

Some experts say if Kim Jong Un sought to use the congress to solidify his daughter as successor, the signals would likely be subtle, such as self-congratulatory statements about North Korea’s survival and crediting that endurance to the successful inheritance of the socialist cause. — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026

Far too modest and deeply felt to come off as self-congratulatory, Ataei and Keshavarz’s film tells the story of two women — an avant-garde theater director and an improvisational dancer — whose friendship is as unbothered by the government as their work is defined by it. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026

The World Economic Forum has become a cloistered and self-congratulatory body out of touch with economic realities, its new leader, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said on the opening evening of the 2026 conference. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026