self-satisfying
Meeting one's needs
Self-satisfying describes something that provides its own fulfillment or gratification.
A self-satisfying prophecy creates conditions for its own success.
Self-satisfying behavior meets one's own needs without external validation: She found the work self-satisfying, even if no one else noticed.
The term can carry a faintly critical edge, suggesting complacency or circular reasoning.
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- rewardingProviding satisfaction or benefit
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
inner-peace · autonomous · independent · wholeness · completeness · sufficiency · intrinsic
Too willing to yield
- hedonisticDevoted to sensual pursuits
- pleasurableCausing positive feelings
- enjoyableProviding pleasure or fun
- masturbatorySelf-gratifying without purpose
autoerotic · sensual · gratifying · solitary · intimate · private · personal · physical
contentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- rewardingProviding satisfaction or benefit
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
complacent · inner-peace · autonomous · independent · wholeness · completeness · sufficiency · intrinsic
indulgent
Too willing to yield
- hedonisticDevoted to sensual pursuits
- pleasurableCausing positive feelings
- enjoyableProviding pleasure or fun
masturbatory · autoerotic · sensual · gratifying · solitary · intimate · private · personal · physical · bodily
smug
Excessively self-satisfied
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
prideful · arrogant · preening · boastful · pompous · superior · complacent · entitled · haughty · narcissistic
self-satisfyingunsatisfying
Failing to gratify
dissatisfying · unfulfilling · frustrating · unrewarding · disappointing
self-satisfyingaltruistic
Concerned for others' welfare
self-sacrificing · selfless · self-denying · giving · serving others
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