pleased with oneself
Proud and content
Pleased with oneself describes satisfaction or pride in one's own accomplishments, qualities, or cleverness.
The phrase often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting smugness or self-congratulation that others might find irritating: He looked very pleased with himself after winning the argument.
It can also be neutral—simply noting someone's contentment: She was pleased with herself for finishing the project early.
- big-headedExcessively self-important
- swelled headExcessive self-importance
- too big for one's bootsOverestimating one's own importance
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- cat that got the creamSmugly pleased with oneself
self-satisfied smile · vain · smug · narcissistic · cocky · conceited · boast · self-congratulatory · tooting one's horn · complacent · proud · gloating · pat on the back · vanity · strut · preening · hubris · egotism
pleased with oneselfself-loathing
Intense disgust toward oneself
self-critical · mortified · insecure · embarrassed · remorseful
pleased with oneselfhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · humbled · unassuming · unpretentious
pleased with oneselfashamed
Feeling guilt and disgrace
self-hating · mortified · embarrassed · humiliated · remorseful
please, pleased, pleasing, pleasure, pleasurable, pleasantly, pleasant, unpleasant, displease