self-gratulatory

adjective

Definition of self-gratulatorynext
as in self-adulatory

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  1. confident
  2. self-assured
  3. self-confident
  4. selfish
  5. self-congratulatory
  6. overconfident
Adjective
  • Leo July 23 – August 22 A confident explanation could still be missing a few facts.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • World Athletics are confident about the event, as risky as trying something new can be in sport, for a couple of reasons.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of confident
Adjective
  • Part bildungsroman, part romance, Doran’s fizzy yet intelligent interpretation is as self-assured as its protagonist, with anachronistic flourishes that pay homage to Sybylla’s spirit of subversion.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Free-spirited, self-assured and rebellious, Oona has an unapologetic streak that’s reflected in her hair.
    — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of self-assured
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  • Bouncing back against the strictly masculine norms of his hometown, Bobby comes off as the most emotionally intelligent and self-confident member of King of the Hill’s cast.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no shortage of people who work in TV news who are extremely self-confident.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Definition of self-confident
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  • No one, in my opinion, comes close to this selfish, foul-mouthed and stupid showman.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • All of the big talk about personal drive, which makes Free Solo so darkly compelling, immediately crumbles into selfish pablum the second that children are introduced into the equation.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of selfish
Adjective
  • Where season three frustrated with its aimless pacing, its unruly plotting, its self-congratulatory strain of goodness, new showrunner Jack Burditt (30 Rock, Modern Family) dials back the worst of the show’s excesses.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s twenty-five-minute address, delivered from the East Room, had the self-congratulatory air of a State of the Union speech without the accompanying props—cheering lawmakers, unsmiling Justices, celebrity guests.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of self-congratulatory
Adjective
  • As Buddy Crane, a buffoonish, overconfident opposing counsel who works in house for Acme, John Cena relishes his role just as much as Buddy relishes laughing at Kevin.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What’s more, our findings suggest that some users may be overconfident about their ability to inject peptides.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of overconfident
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