self-important
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlf ɪmˈpɔrtənt/
- My goodness, I have read so many terribly self-important statements in these comments.
- self-important and smug
- self-important and pompous
- self-important idiot
Like it was almost like divinely inspired, not to sound totally pompous and self important at this point.
- Like it was almost like divinely inspired, not to sound totally pompous and self important at this point.
- And not every film has to be some super self important thing.
- Maybe it was your panic aunt, panicked aunt, your MAGA uncle, or some self important podcasters.
- And, you know, being in any way self important is a very, very big no, no in Australia.
- She writes these women are self-righteous, self important, miserable women who have nothing but negativity to spread.
Examples
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And I've been dealing with the same self-important attitudes for two weeks.
Blog text (26) -
I always found him overbearing, smug and self-important.
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And, you know, being in any way self important is a very, very big no, no in Australia.
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I mean, the guy is so self-important.
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Or maybe I'm too self-important.
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The world doesn't need any more self-important student poets.
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The rest of the jurors are jerks, and the bailiff's a self-important idiot.
Fiction book (2000) -
The self-important manager often disregards the ideas of his team members.
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Her self-important attitude made it difficult for her to work well with others.
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Nothing is worse than a self-important celebrity who believes they are above everyone else.
Synonyms
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
Someone who thinks they are much better than others
Trying to seem more important or clever than you really are
Being sure you are much more important than other people
Acting more important and formal than necessary
Thinking you are more attractive or important than others
Thinking you are much better than other people
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people
Thinking you are much better or more important than others
Claiming to be more important or successful than you are
Bragging too much about how great you think you are
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
Thinking you are more important than other people
Showing too much pride and acting as if better than others
Thinking you are better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Acting more confident and important than you really are
Antonyms
How Self-Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word self-important breaks into two parts: self- meaning 'your own' and important meaning 'having value or power'. So it describes someone who thinks their own value is bigger than it really is.