self-congratulatory
Patting one's back
Self-congratulatory describes excessive pride in one's own accomplishments, often expressed in a way that others find smug or tiresome.
A self-congratulatory speech dwells on the speaker's achievements.
The tone suggests the person is more impressed with themselves than the occasion warrants: His self-congratulatory memoir read like a highlight reel.
Smugly pleased with oneself
- smirkingSmiling with smugness
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- superiorHigher in rank
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
patronizing · snobbish · haughty · holier-than-thou · condescending · self-righteous · sanctimonious · priggish
Excessive self-praise
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
- self-glorifyingExcessively praising oneself
crowing · chest-thumping · swagger · show-off · blowhard · braggart · gloating · back-patting
Excessively self-centered
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- self-lovingExcessively admiring oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
self-absorbed · self-centered · pompous · arrogant · cocky · conceited · self-regarding · self-obsessed
Resounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- gloryExalted honor and praise
accolade · milestone · celebration · jubilation · kudos · laurels · recognition · commendation
self-satisfied
Smugly pleased with oneself
conceited · patronizing · snobbish · haughty · holier-than-thou · condescending · self-righteous · sanctimonious · priggish · insufferable
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- trumpetingLoud, brassy proclamation
self-glorifying · crowing · chest-thumping · swagger · show-off · blowhard · braggart · gloating · back-patting · horn-tooting
egotistical
Excessively self-centered
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- self-lovingExcessively admiring oneself
narcissistic · self-absorbed · self-centered · pompous · arrogant · cocky · conceited · self-regarding · self-obsessed · self-important
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
glory · accolade · milestone · celebration · jubilation · kudos · laurels · recognition · commendation · self-praise
self-congratulatorymodest
Lacking in pretension
humble · self-effacing · unassuming · self-deprecating · unpretentious
self-congratulatoryself-critical
Judging oneself harshly
self-loathing · insecure · self-questioning · remorseful · contrite
congratulate, congratulations, self-esteem, complacent, congratulation, congratulatory, self-worth, self-congratulation