SELF-SATISFIED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

self-satisfied

adjective

ˌself-ˈsa-təs-ˌfīd

Definition of self-satisfied

as in smug

having too high an opinion of oneself a self-satisfied woman who thought that if she could balance two careers, everyone else should too

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Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Definition of smug

Adjective

That’s enough to make any mother proud, but Chiefs defensive end Ashton Gillotte’s mother, Veronica, had another reason to be pleased with her son.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
All Travis Kelce wants to do is score touchdowns and make his wife proud.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of proud

Adjective

Everybody on our side understands that impeachment is a critical tool in the toolbox for constitutional self-defense against a president acting like a king, an imperious, lawless, arrogant king.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Most obviously, front and center, and in endlessly intrusive close-up, there’s Pattinson — who also serves as producer — playing the arrogant, fame-addicted, megalomaniac Hansen.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrogant

Adjective

Meanwhile, Johnson reprises his role as Moana's bantering reluctant partner, the shapeshifting trickster demigod Maui, alongside Jemaine Clement again voicing the conceited giant crustacean Tamatoa.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.

— Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026

Definition of conceited

Adjective

Top grading involves removing a leader who has grown complacent and is no longer the right match for the job and replacing them with someone who is better equipped for the new challenges in the role.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
While one team is obsessed with their new coach, Clemson seemed complacent.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of complacent

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