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self-important
synonyms for self-important
- arrogant
- egotistical
- pompous
- bigheaded
- big-shot
- cocky
- full of hot air
- immodest
- know-it-all
- overbearing
- puffed-up
- smug
- stuck-up
- swollen-headed
- vain
- vainglorious
See also synonyms for: self-importanceself-importantly
How to use self-important in a sentence
Had he ever done something like in Newtown, every self-important shrink on TV would have claimed they'd have seen it coming.
It was small and self-important rather than big and magnanimous.
They get bloated, self-important, and impossible to deal with.
And though we journalists can be a little self-important, we are not the only ones under surveillance.
Real Spike will never sound that self-important, no matter how artistic he gets.
She was more self-important and self-assertive, and Zizi wondered if she had learned something definite against some suspect.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsA self-important postmaster, especially of a little town, like the political carpet-bagger, has no respect for ancient landmarks.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightShe could feel the cool air of the morning again, and hear the crowing of a self-important cock.
Somehow Good | William de MorganAfter the division, the vain, self-important spirit of Ephraim broke out in a characteristic way.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua | William Garden Blaikie“I saw the very same thing done,” added Tommy, with his usual self-important air.
The Birthday Party | Oliver Optic
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