self-important (Meaning)
self-important (s)
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
self-important (a.)
Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit.
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-important
Synonyms:
- uppish
- toploftical
- huffy
- overconfident
- assumptive
- swellheaded
- bragging
- patronizing
- masterful
- bombastic
- blustery
- self-asserting
- high-hat
- condescending
- highfalutin
- haughty
- self-dramatizing
- disdainful
- peremptory
- presumptuous
- toplofty
- braggy
- self-confident
- self-assured
- high-handed
- self-promoting
- hifalutin
- lordly
- blusterous
- presuming
- braggart
- swaggering
- self-congratulatory
- lofty
- fastuous
- self-contented
- superior
- self-centered
- chesty
- cavalier
- self-glorifying
- pretentious
- imperious
- pontifical
- self-assertive
- holier-than-thou
Antonyms:
self-important Sentence Examples
- The self-important manager strutted around the office, oblivious to the resentment he inspired.
- The pompous professor delivered a lecture replete with self-important jargon that few students could comprehend.
- The self-important politician ran for office solely to boost his own ego, not to serve the people.
- The self-important doctor treated his patients with disdain, as if they were beneath him.
- The self-important athlete flaunted his accomplishments, belittling those who did not achieve as much as he did.
- The self-important bureaucrat insisted on following every rule to the letter, even if it meant obstructing progress.
- The self-important socialite constantly gossiped about others, elevating herself above everyone else.
- The self-important artist refused to sell his work for less than an exorbitant price, believing it was a masterpiece.
- The self-important chef demanded that his dishes be served in the most elaborate manner, taking offense at any criticism.
- The self-important scientist ignored evidence contradicting his theories, dismissing it as inferior to his own brilliance.
FAQs About the word self-important
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing prideHaving or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit.
pompous, vainglorious, proud,smug, egoistical, conceited, arrogant, vain, egotistical, uppity
self-critical, modest, timid, humble, timid, diffident,humble, egoless, egoless, modest
The self-important manager strutted around the office, oblivious to the resentment he inspired.
The pompous professor delivered a lecture replete with self-important jargon that few students could comprehend.
The self-important politician ran for office solely to boost his own ego, not to serve the people.
The self-important doctor treated his patients with disdain, as if they were beneath him.
