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Recent Examples of self-flattering
Not waste time on glib and self-flattering diversions.
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Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Convert a self-flattering remark into a mixture of both humility-based and complaint-based.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Convert a self-flattering remark into a mixture of both humility-based and complaint-based.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-flattering
Adjective
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The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s a name for this kind of emotional confusion: narcissistic abuse.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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Running for two seasons, the off-kilter series centered on fictional billionaire Ellis Dragon (Rob), a narcissistic biotech entrepreneur whose mental health spirals after the loss of his wife.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Bang is perfect for this kind of role, playing an imposing figure who can be both aloof and egocentric, and whose grand stature diminishes as the film progresses.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Impulsive, egocentric, and mendacious, Trump has, in the same span, set fire to the integrity of his office.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
17 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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In a comedic twist, the Labrador retriever was filmed turning back to his owner during the drive, with a smug look on his face as if to boast about his comfortable spot.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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But the same complacent attitude that had allowed Federal Express to survive in the early years led Emery to attempt to copy the now burgeoning upstart.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Kinnear is miscast as the detectives’ folksy, complacent boss.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Donald Trump’s vainglorious birthday parade masquerading as a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army may get drenched in a rainy DC this Flag Day, but the financial sun is shining a bit brighter for some suffering Hollywood vendors.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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Not to the founders — three vainglorious men who had been born with the world in their hands and their futures glittering like gold coins waiting to be spent — but to the people of Hartford.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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While not made from the same fabric, the Target pair is still breathable and cooling, with stretch that won’t cling and allows for uninhibited movement.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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The surveillance aspects of AI systems also pose risks to the kind of uninhibited exploration that genuine play requires.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Self-flattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-flattering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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