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self-aggrandizing

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S EH1 L F AH0 G R AE1 N D AY2 Z IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Boastful; intended to make oneself seem more important.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His self-aggrandizing talk alienated his colleagues, who had done the work he claimed credit for.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-aggrandising

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

exhibiting self-importance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • big talk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English aggrandizing English self-aggrandizing From self- + aggrandizing.