vainglorious
Excessively self-admiring
Vainglorious describes excessive pride in oneself, especially when boastfully displayed.
The word carries a sense of empty or unjustified boasting—glory claimed without substance to back it up.
The vainglorious general took credit for victories his soldiers won.
It's a literary word, more common in older texts than contemporary speech.
Excessively proud of oneself
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
domineering · high-handed · lordly · patronizing · condescending · hubristic · disdainful · contemptuous
Obsessed with one's image
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- egomaniacalPathologically fixated on oneself
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
self-absorbed · preening · peacocking · conceited · smug · complacent · self-satisfied · self-congratulatory
Excessive self-praise
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- blusterousAggressively loud, lacking substance
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
grandiloquent · chest-thumping · swaggering · crowing · trumpeting · self-glorifying · loudmouthed · windbag
Excessively eye-catching
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
grandiose · theatrical · extravagant · pretentious · ornate · splashy · garish · meretricious
Empty within
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- insubstantialLacking physical or material substance
- futileIncapable of producing results
worthless · meaningless · baseless · unfounded · unwarranted · unjustified · unmerited · undeserved
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
imperious · domineering · high-handed · lordly · patronizing · condescending · hubristic · disdainful · contemptuous · snobbish
narcissistic
Obsessed with one's image
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- egomaniacalPathologically fixated on oneself
self-centered · self-absorbed · preening · peacocking · conceited · smug · complacent · self-satisfied · self-congratulatory · self-regarding
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- blusterousAggressively loud, lacking substance
bombastic · grandiloquent · chest-thumping · swaggering · crowing · trumpeting · self-glorifying · loudmouthed · windbag · blowhard
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
gaudy · grandiose · theatrical · extravagant · pretentious · ornate · splashy · garish · meretricious · tinsel
hollow
Empty within
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- insubstantialLacking physical or material substance
futile · worthless · meaningless · baseless · unfounded · unwarranted · unjustified · unmerited · undeserved · delusive
vainglorioushumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · unpretentious · unassuming · egoless
vaingloriousretiring
Leaving the workforce
shrinking · diffident · unassuming · bashful · shy
glory, vain, glorious, vanity, vainly, overweening, vainglory, vainer, vainness