smugness

Irritating self-satisfaction

Smugness is excessive satisfaction with oneself, especially when accompanied by a sense of superiority over others.

The smug person seems pleased not just with their own position but with the comparative inadequacy of everyone else: His smugness about getting the promotion was insufferable.

The quality often invites resentment precisely because it feels unearned or exaggerated.

arrogance

self-importance

Exaggerated sense of significance

haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
conceitExaggerated self-admiration
vanityExcessive pride in oneself

pomposity · hubris · egotism · snobbery · condescension · superciliousness · disdain · contempt · patronizing · elitism

expression

smirk

Pleased, superior smile

gloatingSmug triumph display
preeningGrooming with vanity
self-congratulationAdmiring one's own accomplishments

grin · sneer · simper · knowing look · raised eyebrow · eye roll · pursed lips · chin up · nose in air · side-eye

self-regard

self-admiration

Excessive regard for oneself

self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
self-praiseLauding one's own merits
conceitednessExaggerated sense of superiority

vainglory · narcissism · pride · puffed up · pleased with oneself · braggadocio · cockiness · bigheadedness

complacency

self-satisfaction

Pleasure from one's achievements

unconcernAbsence of worry
indifferenceLack of interest
apathyAbsence of feeling

nonchalance · insouciance · laxity · inertia · stagnation · obliviousness · overconfidence · entitlement · presumption · blind spot

smugness

self-importance

smirk

self-admiration

self-satisfaction

smugness

Opposites

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