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Recent Examples of self-importance Stepping away from self-importance and vanity could be challenging, so solidifying friendships and partnerships is the best way to handle the New Moon. Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 24 Apr. 2025 People high on grandiose narcissism exhibit an inflated sense of superiority or self-importance, a lack of empathy, overconfidence, and entitlement. Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024 The thought was that to meet something with a laugh was the same thing as defanging it, a fearful humor inflated with American self-importance. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 The story is a grim reminder that every narcissist needs their own Echo, a loyal admirer who reinforces their delusions and self-importance. Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Pritzker and his staff’s ambitions for higher office have contributed to self-importance and a hypersensitivity to criticism, some sources have said. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 Psychologists call this a hallmark of grandiose narcissism, a trait characterized by self-importance and a deep need for validation. Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 In the end, the movie delivers an official narrative, sufficiently heroic—with sanitized flaws calibrated to modern tastes for ambiguity and irony, such as self-importance, cantankerousness, even romantic deceit. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024 But unlike the relative low-budget kicks of his previous two films, Glass has lots of portentous self-importance that the movie never quite earns. Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-importance
Noun
  • Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
  • The Knicks have pulled it off by being resilient, near perfect in spurts and with the help of arrogance from the opponent.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • According to nutritionist Payal Kothari, author of The Gut, the rise of the high-protein diet has been driven by a mix of vanity and virality.
    Sara Hussain, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • During an interview with Josh Martinez of Z100 on Superstar Crossover, Ospreay stated AEW's superiority in the current wrestling landscape.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • And they’ve been romanticized for nearly as long by foreign travelers who see an espresso bar and long counter full of hot foods, panini, and piles of prosciutto as a sign of culinary superiority.
    Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • My coat and my ego were a bit tarnished as my husband rushed to help me up.
    James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Also, any shred of ego one has left after a lifetime of motherhood and being a caregiver/support person will get completely zeroed out while milling around a bunch of athletes.
    Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The crowd erupted in applause, the Chicago Tribune reported, as a wave of pride swept over the city’s Catholic community.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • Hudson has been vocal about her pride in her family and their New England fisherman roots.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 10 May 2025

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“Self-importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-importance. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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