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self-respecting

ADJECTIVE

proud

Synonyms

STRONGEST

domineering

WEAK

bloated boastful cavalier cocky conceited contemptuous cool disdainful dismissive egotistic egotistical haughty high-and-mighty high-handed huffy imperious insolent lofty narcissistic ostentatious overbearing pompous presumptuous pretentious prideful puffed up scornful self-satisfied sniffy snobbish snooty stuck-up supercilious superior vain vainglorious

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"All self-respecting captains go down with their ships," James Watt declared in his finance memoir Business for Punks in 2015.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

His songs were sung by Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand; they won Academy Awards and were part of the repertory of any self-respecting cocktail pianist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Doncic also chatted with the Yankees’ broadcast team, and play-by-play announcer Michael Kay suggested Doncic do what any self-respecting New Yorker would in this situation: Make sure the Mavericks are aware of his physical transformation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

But, she concludes: "Any self-respecting murder mystery needs to have a priest in it."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

Well, what self-respecting middle school kid would turn down a free pass to get out of work?

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

self-respecting

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