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Self-important synonyms

selfimpôrt'nt

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hoity-toity
Given to frivolity or silliness.
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opinionated
Having very strong opinions.
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smug
Beaumont and Fletcher
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arrogant
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others.
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grandiose
The definition of grandiose is something that is grand or magnificent or something that is trying to be impressive but is much too large, making it seem pretentious or overdone.
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conceited
(Rhetoric, literature) Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
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pretentious
Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case:
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overbearing
The definition of overbearing is someone who is bossy, arrogant or overwhelming in their power.
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pompous
Characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self-important
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snobbish
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
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snotty
Impertinent; arrogant:
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swaggering
(comparative more swaggering, superlative most swaggering)
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puffed-up
To be proud
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self-righteous (related)
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sycophantic (related)
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vapid (related)
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stuffy
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
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vain
Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
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bigheaded
Alternative spelling of big-headed.
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puffy
Fat; obese
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highfalutin
The definition of highfalutin is arrogant or pompous.
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chesty
(Of a cough or cold) Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm.
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sanctimonious (related)
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humourless (related)
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self-satisfied (related)
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dolt (related)
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holier-than-thou (related)
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self-obsessed (related)
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self-aggrandising (related)
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self-absorbed (related)
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proud
Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect:
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egotistic (related)
Egoistic.
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high-and-mighty
(Idiomatic) A social or economic group wielding undue power, influence or economic clout.
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plain (related)
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
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po-faced (related)
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  • The management team right up to the M.D. are far too self-important to reply to a customer.

  • Everything here, so rugged and wild, minimizes even the most cherished of our self-important activities.

  • Soon it may even feel self-important enough to display its scores outside the porters ' lodge.

  • She let out a self-important sigh as she turned; ready to dismiss the pesky newcomer.

  • Everyone in fact likes the Dave Gorman's of this world because they make the mundane look extraordinary, and the self-important mundane.

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