aggrandising
Making seem greater
Aggrandising means making something or someone appear greater, more powerful, or more important—often with a suggestion of exaggeration or self-promotion.
A self-aggrandising politician inflates their own accomplishments.
The spelling with -s- is British; American English uses aggrandizing.
The memoir was criticized as aggrandising rather than honest.
Adding decorative details
- overstatingRepresenting as greater than reality
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- inflatingCausing to expand
magnifying · dramatizing · overplaying · puffery · overemphasizing · distorting · overdrawing · overestimating
Excessive pride in oneself
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
narcissism · self-importance · grandiosity · self-promotion · pomposity · swagger · ostentation · pretension
Superior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
supremacy · ascendancy · imperialism · sovereignty · empire-building · expansion · consolidation · advancement
embellishing
Adding decorative details
- overstatingRepresenting as greater than reality
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
inflating · magnifying · dramatizing · overplaying · puffery · overemphasizing · distorting · overdrawing · overestimating · stretching
vanity
Excessive pride in oneself
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
conceit · narcissism · self-importance · grandiosity · self-promotion · pomposity · swagger · ostentation · pretension · self-glorification
dominance
Superior influence over others
hegemony · supremacy · ascendancy · imperialism · sovereignty · empire-building · expansion · consolidation · advancement · climbing
aggrandisingdiminishing
Becoming progressively less
reducing · minimising · lessening · shrinking · contracting
aggrandisingbelittling
Expressing contempt or dismissiveness
demeaning · degrading · disparaging · humiliating · debasing
aggrandisingself-deprecating
Belittling one's own abilities
humble · modest · self-effacing · understating · downplaying
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