self-adulatory (Meaning)
self-adulatory
expressive of excessive admiration or flattery for oneself
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-adulatory
Synonyms:
- haughty
- blusterous
- snobby
- huffy
- high-and-mighty
- high-hat
- blustery
- chesty
- arrogant
- bumptious
- cocky
- uppish
- swaggering
- uppity
- masterful
- braggart
- lordly
- pontifical
- snobbish
- assumptive
- highfalutin
- bragging
- braggy
- superior
- snooty
- cavalier
- bombastic
- domineering
- high-handed
- disdainful
- imperious
- boastful
- self-assertive
- fastuous
- peremptory
- supercilious
Antonyms:
self-adulatory Sentence Examples
- The king's self-adulatory speech left his subjects unimpressed, as it was filled with exaggerated praise for his own accomplishments.
- The author's self-adulatory preface extolled his writing skills to the point of absurdity, making it difficult for readers to take him seriously.
- The politician's self-adulatory campaign ads boasted of his supposed achievements, which were later found to be largely fabricated.
- The artist's self-adulatory paintings depicted him as a larger-than-life figure surrounded by admiring crowds.
- The CEO's self-adulatory memo to employees praised his own leadership and ignored the contributions of his team.
- The athlete's self-adulatory autobiography glossed over his failures and presented him as an unbeatable champion.
- The company's self-adulatory press release boasted of record profits while downplaying the unethical practices that had led to them.
- The professor's self-adulatory lecture focused on his own research and dismissed the ideas of other scholars.
- The social media influencer's self-adulatory posts chronicled every aspect of her perfect life, leaving followers feeling inadequate in comparison.
- The self-adulatory nature of the cult leader's teachings convinced followers that he was a divine figure worthy of unquestioning obedience.
FAQs About the word self-adulatory
expressive of excessive admiration or flattery for oneself
self-gratulatory, self-confident, self-assured, self-contented, selfish, confident, self-applauding, self-congratulatory, patronizing, condescending
egoless,humble, timid, uncomplacent, modest, self-distrustful, unpretentious, self-reproachful,diffident, unassuming
The king's self-adulatory speech left his subjects unimpressed, as it was filled with exaggerated praise for his own accomplishments.
The author's self-adulatory preface extolled his writing skills to the point of absurdity, making it difficult for readers to take him seriously.
The politician's self-adulatory campaign ads boasted of his supposed achievements, which were later found to be largely fabricated.
The artist's self-adulatory paintings depicted him as a larger-than-life figure surrounded by admiring crowds.
