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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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The Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, wrote on X: "No self-respecting country in the world would tolerate such an attack, and neither will Israel."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

How could any self-respecting avant-gardist miss the message?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 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

The book highlights a list of kitchen essentials that every self-respecting Southerner should have in their pantry.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

“That man is a discredit to all our kind. How long has it been this way? Kings and queens can squabble for land, but no self-respecting outlaw says he owns the sea.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

self-respecting

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