self-contented

adjective

Definition of self-contentednext
as in egotistical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contented
  1. egotistical
  2. conceited
  3. complacent
  4. smug
  5. vainglorious
  6. arrogant
  7. uppity
  8. haughty
Adjective
  • Finer says, tensely, that, at end of day, Liv savvy, Liv smart, Liv too egotistical to kill self.
    — George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • There’s no egotistical rock star bullsh**t going on here.
    — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of egotistical
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
  • Though Barrera has written most of Grupo Frontera’s songs so far, along with other writers like Ríos, the band feared becoming complacent by always yielding those creative duties to someone else.
    — Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Like too many places, Tulsa had become complacent with its economy, relying on its oil and gas legacy without investing in a tech ecosystem that could create startups or more durable jobs.
    — Nicholas Lalla, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of complacent
Adjective
  • 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
  • Step 15: Label the Tupperware with its contents and date, feeling ever-so-briefly and beautifully like a smug Instagram tradwife.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of smug
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
  • So this kind of parallel can easily be drawn between Iran and other countries, [including those with] an arrogant isolation program, definitely.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • One of the targets of his reign of terror is arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen, played by Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush admitted to the facility after being left partially paralyzed after a stroke.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of arrogant
Adjective
  • Steve Fields serves lobster tails and filet mignon, but its proprietor likes to think of the restaurant as D-FW’s affordable steakhouse — a place that isn’t too uppity.
    — Dallas News, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • There were some in the UK, and even on this side of the pond, who wanted the queen to assert her authority and slap down her presumptuous grandson and his uppity wife.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2020
Definition of uppity
Adjective
  • In life, she was often cast aside by her horrendous husband and, in death, her haughty personality often gets in the way of forming deep connections.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.
    — EW Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of haughty
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