swollen-headed
- adjective
- /ˈswoʊlənˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
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engreído
- After winning the award, she became so swollen-headed that her friends started to avoid her.
Examples
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His swollen-headed attitude made it difficult for him to work with others effectively.
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At first, it was supposed to exempt us from the need for intermediaries, swollen-headed little bosses living like parasites on the productive labor of others.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's frustrating to deal with someone so swollen-headed who thinks they're always right.
Synonyms
260
4.5
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
74
7.3
Trying to seem more important or clever than you really are
57
5.8
Acting more important and formal than necessary
52
3.8
Thinking you are more attractive or important than others
24
5.4
Thinking you are much better than other people
24
6.6
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
22
7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
20
8.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
13
5.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
4
5.6
A person who is too proud and thinks they are better than others
4
6.8
Thinking you are much better or more important than others
3
9.1
Acting more important than you really are
3
9.9
Bragging too much about how great you think you are
2
9.8
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
1
7.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
1
9.9
Too confident and rude in a way that annoys other people
1
6.7
Thinking you are better than other people and acting proud
1
8.8
Acting too proud and thinking you are better than others
Thinking you are better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Conceited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swollen-headed paints a clear picture: swollen means 'bigger' and head is 'the mind' or the self, so it is like someone's head has 'got bigger' with pride. It is like the common word big-headed, which is why swollen-headed means 'full of oneself' or proud and arrogant.