self-aggrandizing Synonyms
Strongest:
- high-handed
- vainglorious
- uppity
- self-centered
- arrogant
- smug
- egotistical
- self-glorifying
- snobbish
- supercilious
- presumptuous
- self-dramatizing
- bumptious
- self-important
- high-and-mighty
- egotistic
- complacent
- haughty
- egoistical
- conceited
- self-promoting
- egoistic
Strong:
- sententious
- self-assertive
- important
- hoity-toity
- self-complacent
- disdainful
- snobby
- self-confident
- self-satisfied
- superior
- high-sounding
- self-conceited
- overweening
- confident
- high-flown
- lordly
- stuck-up
- high-minded
- self-asserting
- cavalier
- pompous
- grandiose
- self-assured
- pretentious
- high-toned
- proud
- prideful
- hifalutin
- self-obsessed
- high-hat
- boastful
- vain
- grandiloquent
- imperious
- ostentatious
- self-pleased
Weak:
self-aggrandizing Meaning
self-aggrandizing (a)
of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement
self-aggrandizing (s)
exhibiting self-importance
self-aggrandizing Sentence Examples
- The politician's self-aggrandizing speeches were designed to bolster his ego rather than serve his constituents.
- The narcissist's incessant need for attention was fueled by a deep-seated self-aggrandizing tendency.
- The manager's self-aggrandizing reports omitted any mention of the team's contributions to the project.
- The artist's self-aggrandizing autobiography depicted him as a martyr to his own genius.
- The CEO's self-aggrandizing press conferences were met with skepticism and derision from investors.
- The author's self-aggrandizing footnotes attempted to overshadow the substance of his otherwise lackluster work.
- The social media influencer's self-aggrandizing posts were a constant stream of self-promotion and manufactured aggrandizement.
- The preacher's self-aggrandizing sermons focused more on his own importance than on the teachings of his faith.
- The celebrity's self-aggrandizing memoir was a narcissistic account of his own accomplishments, complete with exaggerated claims and fabricated anecdotes.
- The self-aggrandizing nature of the public figure's speeches alienated potential supporters and raised concerns about his true intentions.
FAQs About the word self-aggrandizing
of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement, exhibiting self-importance
high-handed, vainglorious, uppity, self-centered, arrogant, smug,egotistical, self-glorifying, snobbish, supercilious
modest, meek, unpretentious, meek, humble, unpretentious, humble, unassuming, unassuming, modest
The politician's self-aggrandizing speeches were designed to bolster his ego rather than serve his constituents.
The narcissist's incessant need for attention was fueled by a deep-seated self-aggrandizing tendency.
The manager's self-aggrandizing reports omitted any mention of the team's contributions to the project.
The artist's self-aggrandizing autobiography depicted him as a martyr to his own genius.
