SELF-GRATULATORY Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

self-gratulatory

adjective

Definition of self-gratulatory

as in self-adulatory

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That next step could be booking a demo, applying for a job, completing a training, sharing the message internally or feeling more confident in the company.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Of course, France is also looking incredibly strong as well, but the Spanish players are feeling confident.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of confident

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But what was missing was more of a winning spirit, more aggressive, uninhibited and self-assured.

— Max Mathews, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026

Definition of self-assured

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Unlike Reborn Rich, Reborn Rookie is a comedy, finding a fair amount of fun in the story of a CEO who accidentally swaps bodies with a young soccer player, and uses the opportunity to get revenge on his selfish children.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 July 2026
Across 15 tracks, the rapper and producer get to work making their first proper body of work together as memorable as expected, delving into relationship mishaps, selfish tendencies, and the absurdist comedy that is real life.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of selfish

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The first seven episodes are measured and considered, without some of the worst habits of the series in its lesser seasons and episodes (there are no quasi-dream-like states or self-congratulatory flourishes, thank goodness).

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026
The mood was celebratory and a bit self-congratulatory.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026

Definition of self-congratulatory

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