self-aggrandizing
Puffing oneself up
Self-aggrandizing describes behavior aimed at increasing one's own importance, power, or reputation, often through boastful or exaggerated claims.
The term carries a critical edge—it suggests the person is puffing themselves up rather than earning recognition: His self-aggrandizing speeches always circled back to his own accomplishments.
The noun form is self-aggrandizement.
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- puffed-upExcessively self-important
- show-offOne who flaunts
trumpet · crow · gloat · exaggerate · overstate · grandstanding · self-promotion · name-dropping
Excessively proud of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
contemptuous · disdainful · imperious · hubristic · patronizing · condescending · high-handed · overweening
Affectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
showy · flamboyant · self-styled · overblown · inflated · puffery · magniloquent · vainglorious
Excessive admiration of oneself
- self-obsessionFixation on oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- self-worshipExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
vanity · egotism · self-absorption · self-centeredness · self-glorification · grandiosity · self-importance · self-serving
bragging
Excessive self-praise
show-off · trumpet · crow · gloat · exaggerate · overstate · grandstanding · self-promotion · name-dropping · attention-seeking
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
overbearing · contemptuous · disdainful · imperious · hubristic · patronizing · condescending · high-handed · overweening · superior
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
affected · showy · flamboyant · self-styled · overblown · inflated · puffery · magniloquent · vainglorious · overwrought
narcissism
Excessive admiration of oneself
- self-obsessionFixation on oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- self-worshipExcessive admiration of oneself
self-love · vanity · egotism · self-absorption · self-centeredness · self-glorification · grandiosity · self-importance · self-serving · immodesty
self-aggrandizinghumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · unassuming · self-deprecating · unpretentious
self-aggrandizingselfless
Concerned with others' welfare
altruistic · self-sacrificing · magnanimous · self-denying · generous
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