smug (Meaning)
smug (s)
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
Synonyms & Antonyms of smug
Synonyms:
- boastful
- braggy
- confident
- snooty
- uppity
- vainglorious
- biggity
- self-opinionated
- stuck-up
- biggety
- bigheaded
- supercilious
- self-conceited
- swaggering
- high-and-mighty
- bumptious
- important
- cocky
- consequential
- egotistic
- bombastic
- snobbish
- haughty
- egoistic
- overweening
- assured
- snobby
- prideful
- pompous
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- self-congratulatory
- lordly
- bragging
- blusterous
- peremptory
- self-assured
- masterful
- uppish
- pontifical
- self-glorifying
- hifalutin
- disdainful
- overconfident
- fastuous
- assumptive
- cavalier
- self-contented
- high-handed
- self-centered
- huffy
- imperious
- high-hat
- self-promoting
- condescending
- presumptuous
- blustery
- lofty
- chesty
- toploftical
- self-confident
- holier-than-thou
- pretentious
- swellheaded
- patronizing
- self-assertive
- braggart
- highfalutin
- self-asserting
- superior
- presuming
- toplofty
Antonyms:
smug Sentence Examples
- After winning the debate, he wore a smug expression as he walked off the stage.
- She couldn't help but feel a little smug when her project received praise from the boss.
- His smug attitude made it difficult for others to approach him with constructive criticism.
- Despite his lack of experience, he had a smug belief in his own abilities.
- The cat sat on the windowsill with a smug look on its face, having caught a mouse.
- The CEO's smug demeanor during the meeting suggested he was pleased with the company's success.
- She resisted the urge to roll her eyes at his smug comment.
- His smugness was off-putting, as if he believed he was superior to everyone else.
- The politician's smug smile irked many voters, who saw it as arrogance.
- Despite his failures, he remained smug in his belief that he was always right.
FAQs About the word smug
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
self-satisfied, domineering, complacent, vain, conceited, proud, self-important, egoistical, egotistical, selfish
timid, diffident, timid, meek, meek, modest, diffident, egoless, humble, modest
After winning the debate, he wore a smug expression as he walked off the stage.
She couldn't help but feel a little smug when her project received praise from the boss.
His smug attitude made it difficult for others to approach him with constructive criticism.
Despite his lack of experience, he had a smug belief in his own abilities.
