Definitions

self-important

[self-im-pawr-tnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪmˈpɔr tnt, ˌsɛlf- /

ADJECTIVE

conceited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogant egotistical pompous

WEAK

big-shot bigheaded cocky full of hot air immodest know-it-all overbearing puffed-up smug stuck-up swollen-headed vain vainglorious

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Self-important media is easier to mock than the tongue-in-cheek form.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2014

Self-important ducks and chickens strut like commissars in Alt-Glienicke's cobbled streets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Self-important little dummy-engines, dragging long trains of ore-cars, rolled and rocked on the uneven surface of the ground, and swung around corners with warning screeches of their whistles.

From Soldiers of Fortune by Davis, Richard Harding

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