self-reproving (Meaning)
self-reproving (a.)
Reproving one's self; reproving by consciousness of guilt.
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-reproving
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- complacent
- biggety
- egotistic
- conceited
- pompous
- overweening
- swellheaded
- complacent
- egotistic
- smug
- biggety
- important
- important
- proud
- prideful
- conceited
- prideful
- proud
- pompous
- egotistical
- egotistical
- egoistic
- bigheaded
- vainglorious
- assured
- egoistical
- consequential
- vain
- bigheaded
- consequential
- vain
- swellheaded
- vainglorious
- egoistic
- smug
- assured
- egoistical
- overweening
Synonyms:
- unassertive
- self-critical
- modest
- overmodest
- meek
- humble
- unarrogant
- shrinking
- unassuming
- self-doubting
- egoless
- timid
Antonyms:
- bragging
- bombastic
- self-conceited
- cocky
- self-important
- swaggering
- self-satisfied
- biggity
- superior
- self-important
- blustery
- stuck-up
- swaggering
- boastful
- biggity
- self-conceited
- arrogant
- self-satisfied
- blusterous
- stuck-up
- self-opinionated
- bombastic
- blusterous
- bragging
- superior
- cocky
- arrogant
- blustery
- boastful
- self-opinionated
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- snobby
- disdainful
- braggy
- uppity
- peremptory
- uppity
- braggart
- haughty
- toplofty
- high-hat
- bumptious
- snobbish
- bumptious
- cavalier
- snobbish
- assumptive
- braggy
- cavalier
- huffy
- self-assertive
- masterful
- high-and-mighty
- fastuous
- peremptory
- fastuous
- high-and-mighty
- disdainful
- self-asserting
- supercilious
- masterful
- snooty
- lofty
- braggart
- huffy
- haughty
- pontifical
- lordly
- uppish
- supercilious
- lofty
- snobby
- uppish
- chesty
- high-hat
- chesty
- toploftical
- lordly
- toploftical
- toplofty
- self-asserting
- pontifical
- assumptive
- self-assertive
- snooty
self-reproving Sentence Examples
- His self-reproving gaze pierced through her façade, revealing the truth she had been hiding.
- The teacher's self-reproving tone made the students realize their own shortcomings.
- After the disastrous presentation, she couldn't help but feel a sense of self-reproving disappointment.
- The priest's self-reproving sermon condemned his own sins as well as those of his congregation.
- The politician's self-reproving apology for his past actions seemed insincere and calculated.
- The scientist's self-reproving admission of error won him the respect of his peers.
- The mother's self-reproving tears expressed her guilt over her child's suffering.
- The singer's self-reproving lyrics revealed the pain and anguish she had endured.
- The doctor's self-reproving sigh conveyed his frustration at his inability to save the patient.
- The CEO's self-reproving speech acknowledged the company's failures and promised to improve.
FAQs About the word self-reproving
Reproving one's self; reproving by consciousness of guilt.
self-distrustful, diffident, uncomplacent,self-reproachful, unassertive, self-critical, modest, overmodest, meek, humble
complacent, biggety, egotistic, conceited, pompous, overweening, swellheaded, complacent, egotistic, smug
His self-reproving gaze pierced through her façade, revealing the truth she had been hiding.
The teacher's self-reproving tone made the students realize their own shortcomings.
After the disastrous presentation, she couldn't help but feel a sense of self-reproving disappointment.
The priest's self-reproving sermon condemned his own sins as well as those of his congregation.
