self-conceited

adjective

Definition of self-conceitednext
as in smug
having too high an opinion of oneself a self-conceited medical researcher who never acknowledges her colleagues' contributions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conceited
  1. smug
  2. arrogant
  3. proud
  4. conceited
  5. egotistical
  6. vain
  7. vainglorious
  8. selfish
Adjective
  • But my in-laws seemed not to catch this smug look of his, and when my mother-in-law excused herself to go to the bathroom, my father-in-law took the opportunity to go over to his desk and take out one of his special blue envelopes.
    — Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But those smug computers obviously haven’t seen a shirtless Illini coach Brad Underwood and his Super Soaker squirt gun.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of smug
Adjective
  • In a world where deal flow is crucial, being labeled as an arrogant VC results in missing out on prime opportunities.
    — David Nour, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The arrogant anti-union stance did not start with the current CEO; even the legendary Studs Terkel was slapped down by WFMT management for his earlier support of an effort to unionize in 1990.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of arrogant
Adjective
  • Mizrahi - What was the proudest moment of your career?
    — Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Was proud of winning the school’s first district championship in 20 years.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of proud
Adjective
  • This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of conceited
Adjective
  • In the 1998 episode, Theroux, 53, appears briefly as an egotistical writer who flirts with Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw at a party.
    — John Russell, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Yes: Crumb’s work is egotistical, misogynist, racist—or, more generously, a feculent parody.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of egotistical
Adjective
  • Foolish, vain, and petty Jasmine may be, but Blanchett managed to make her slow-motion downfall oddly emotional.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Sabalenka refused to let up in the second set, forcing Kartal to sprint around the court in a vain attempt to withstand the barrage and wrapping up the victory in a little over an hour.
    — Staff and news service reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of vain
Adjective
  • Daemon, Viserys’s vainglorious younger brother, had married his niece in part as a way to strengthen his own bid for the throne, and Alicent had pushed for the ascension of her immature firstborn, Aegon.
    — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Definition of vainglorious
Adjective
  • Bad guys are selfish, greedy, and prone to speeches.
    — John DeVore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But the use of performance enhancing substances by professional athletes is also a selfish act.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of selfish
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