aggrandisement
Puffing oneself up
Aggrandisement is the British spelling of aggrandizement—the act of increasing power, wealth, status, or importance.
It often carries connotations of excessive or unwarranted self-promotion: The dictator's policies served only his own aggrandisement.
The word appears most often with "self-": a transparent act of self-aggrandisement.
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- inflationSustained price level increase
puffery · magnification · grandiosity · glorification · dramatization · enhancement · overemphasis · boastfulness
Excessive self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
vainglory · self-importance · narcissism · ego · vanity · self-glorification · bluster · preening
Reputation commanding admiration
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
recognition · distinction · eminence · nobility · stature · renown · glory · acclaim
Superior influence over others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
ascendancy · imperialism · empire-building · expansion · conquest · territorial · colonialism · annexation
Strong desire for achievement
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- pursuitAct of chasing something
ascent · self-advancement · careerism · opportunism · self-interest · ladder-climbing · rise · elevation
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
inflation · puffery · magnification · grandiosity · glorification · dramatization · enhancement · overemphasis · boastfulness · bombast
boasting
Excessive self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
swagger · vainglory · self-importance · narcissism · ego · vanity · self-glorification · bluster · preening · peacocking
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
esteem · recognition · distinction · eminence · nobility · stature · renown · glory · acclaim · elevation
dominance
Superior influence over others
sovereignty · ascendancy · imperialism · empire-building · expansion · conquest · territorial · colonialism · annexation · domination
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- advancementForward movement or promotion
pursuit · ascent · self-advancement · careerism · opportunism · self-interest · ladder-climbing · rise · elevation · promotion
aggrandisementdiminishment
Process of becoming smaller
degradation · abasement · demotion · belittlement · humiliation
aggrandisementhumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-effacement · self-deprecation · unpretentiousness · meekness
aggrandisementdepreciation
Asset value reduction over time
disparagement · devaluation · trivialization · minimization · denigration
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