self-congratulation
noun
self-con·grat·u·la·tion
ˌself-kən-ˌgra-chə-ˈlā-shən 
-ˌgra-jə-
: congratulation of oneself
especially
: a complacent acknowledgment of one's own superiority or good fortune
Synonyms
- amour propre
- bighead
- complacence
- complacency
- conceit
- conceitedness
- ego
- egotism
- pomposity
- pompousness
- pride
- pridefulness
- self-admiration
- self-assumption
- self-conceit
- self-esteem
- self-glory
- self-importance
- self-love
- self-opinion
- self-satisfaction
- smugness
- swelled head
- swellheadedness
- vaingloriousness
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
Examples of self-congratulation in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Maybe beneath the Davos veneer of self-congratulation and cliché there is a democratic realist plotting the renewal of American power.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
There’s just enough friction to give their banter some grit and take the edge of self-congratulation off these two godlike specimens.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
In the grand scheme of things, Dreamforce unfolded precisely as anticipated—a splendid spectacle of self-congratulation and opulence.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
Amid hearty cheers and self-congratulations, the crews board the busses.
—Annette Stark, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023
Yet there is almost always a note of self-congratulation tucked within this attention, too.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Sean Donnola, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
But despite the administration’s self-congratulations and the bromides of its media friends, the failures run deep.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2023
Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
There’s just enough friction to give their banter some grit and take the edge of self-congratulation off these two godlike specimens.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
In the grand scheme of things, Dreamforce unfolded precisely as anticipated—a splendid spectacle of self-congratulation and opulence.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
Amid hearty cheers and self-congratulations, the crews board the busses.
—Annette Stark, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023
Yet there is almost always a note of self-congratulation tucked within this attention, too.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Sean Donnola, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
But despite the administration’s self-congratulations and the bromides of its media friends, the failures run deep.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2023
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“Self-congratulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-congratulation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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