aggrandizes
Makes seem greater
Aggrandizes means makes greater in power, wealth, status, or reputation.
The word usually carries a negative connotation—suggesting the increase is undeserved or comes at others' expense: He aggrandizes himself at every opportunity.
Self-aggrandizing behavior involves boasting or exaggerating one's importance.
Institutions and nations can also aggrandize: The empire aggrandized itself through conquest.
Adds decorative elements
- overstatesRepresents as greater than reality
- inflatesFills with gas
- magnifiesIncreases perceived size
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
puffs up · glorifies · overplays · hyperbolizes · dramatizes · overrates · overestimates · trumpets
Reputation commanding admiration
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- statureHeight or prestige
eminence · acclaim · recognition · distinction · renown · celebrity · fame · notability
Excessive pride in oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
hubris · pomposity · boastfulness · grandiosity · self-importance · braggadocio · smugness · haughtiness
Superior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
sovereignty · tyranny · imperialism · despotism · autocracy · dictatorship · conquest · expansionism
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- affluenceAbundance of money
- assetsOwned items of value
accumulation · hoarding · profiteering · enrichment · tycoon · magnate · oligarch · billionaire
embellishes
Adds decorative elements
- overstatesRepresents as greater than reality
- inflatesFills with gas
- magnifiesIncreases perceived size
amplifies · puffs up · glorifies · overplays · hyperbolizes · dramatizes · overrates · overestimates · trumpets · lionizes
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
stature · eminence · acclaim · recognition · distinction · renown · celebrity · fame · notability · honor
vanity
Excessive pride in oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
arrogance · hubris · pomposity · boastfulness · grandiosity · self-importance · braggadocio · smugness · haughtiness · self-satisfaction
dominance
Superior influence over others
hegemony · sovereignty · tyranny · imperialism · despotism · autocracy · dictatorship · conquest · expansionism · colonialism
fortune
Wealth or destiny
assets · accumulation · hoarding · profiteering · enrichment · tycoon · magnate · oligarch · billionaire · extravagance
aggrandizesdiminishes
Becomes smaller or weaker
degrades · humbles · debases · lowers · humiliates
aggrandizesdiminishes
Becomes smaller or weaker
minimizes · shrinks · reduces · downplays · trivializes
aggrandizesbelittles
Diminishes someone's worth
disparages · deprecates · denigrates · downplays · undervalues