self-flattery
Praising oneself excessively
Self-flattery is the habit of thinking too well of oneself—attributing virtues, talents, or qualities one doesn't actually possess.
Unlike a compliment from others, self-flattery is self-administered and often self-deceptive: His belief that he could have gone pro was pure self-flattery.
The term carries a note of criticism, implying the person lacks the self-awareness to see their limitations clearly.
Excessive self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
presumption · vainglory · immodesty · grandiosity · superciliousness · condescension · high-handedness · superiority
Excessive pride in oneself
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- easeLack of strain
comfortableness · unexamined · overestimation · rose-colored · rationalization
Viewing all through oneself
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
- preeningGrooming with vanity
selfie · solipsism · navel-gazing · me-first
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- braggadocioVain, empty self-promotion
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- bombastPretentious hollow language
show-off · exaggeration · name-dropping · grandstanding · puffery · hotshot · loudmouth · windbag
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- overconfidenceUnjustified certainty in oneself
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
haughtiness · presumption · vainglory · immodesty · grandiosity · superciliousness · condescension · high-handedness · superiority · elitism
smugness
Excessive pride in oneself
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
ease · comfortableness · unexamined · overestimation · rose-colored · rationalization
egocentrism
Viewing all through oneself
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
preening · selfie · solipsism · navel-gazing · me-first
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- braggadocioVain, empty self-promotion
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
bombast · show-off · exaggeration · name-dropping · grandstanding · puffery · hotshot · loudmouth · windbag · bloviating
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
- self-deceptiondenial, delusion, wishful thinking, rationalization, willful blindness
self-flatteryself-abasement
Deliberately diminishing oneself
self-deprecation · self-criticism · self-loathing · self-condemnation · self-reproach
self-flatteryself-awareness
Insight into one's psyche
self-knowledge · objectivity · realism · candor · introspection
self, selfish, flatter, flattery, flattered, selfhood, self-admiration, flatters