self-congratulate
Praise your own
To self-congratulate is to praise or compliment oneself, often with excessive satisfaction: He self-congratulated on his foresight.
The term carries a whiff of smugness—someone who self-congratulates typically wants others to notice their accomplishment.
More common as the adjective self-congratulatory: a self-congratulatory speech.
Honor through festivity
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishComplete successfully
- succeedAchieve a desired aim
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
milestone · victory · bask · revel · savor · acknowledge · recognition · accomplishment
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- overconfidentExcessively sure of oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- tempting fateRisking bad outcomes recklessly
counting chickens · presumptuous · premature · unearned · unfounded · false confidence · overestimate · delusional
Excessively self-satisfied
- preenGroom with self-satisfaction
- gloatRelish superiority smugly
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- pleased with oneselfSelf-congratulatory satisfaction
pat oneself on the back · vain · narcissistic · conceited · pompous · arrogant · boastful · prideful
celebrate
Honor through festivity
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishComplete successfully
- succeedAchieve a desired aim
pride · milestone · victory · bask · revel · savor · acknowledge · recognition · accomplishment · earned
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- overconfidentExcessively sure of oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
tempting fate · counting chickens · presumptuous · premature · unearned · unfounded · false confidence · overestimate · delusional · reality check
smug
Excessively self-satisfied
- preenGroom with self-satisfaction
- gloatRelish superiority smugly
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
pat oneself on the back · pleased with oneself · vain · narcissistic · conceited · pompous · arrogant · boastful · prideful · swelled head
self-congratulateself-deprecate
Criticize oneself, often humorously
self-doubt · beat oneself up · self-blame · self-reproach · kick oneself
self, congratulate, congratulation, congratulations, congratulatory, congratulated, congratulating, selves, selfhood