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self-styled

[self-stahyld] / ˈsɛlfˈstaɪld /
ADJECTIVE
nominal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ostensible titular
STRONG
formal given puppet simple
WEAK
alleged apparent as advertised honorary in effect only in name only mentioned named pretended professed purported seeming so-called stated suggested
Antonyms
WEAK
actual important real significant true
ADJECTIVE
so-called
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alleged formal purported
WEAK
allegedly commonly named itular nominal ostensible pretended professed self-named soi-disant wrongly named

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The move comes as Shell faces scrutiny after his Paramount bosses hired a law firm to investigate his surreptitious dealings with Cipriani, a self-styled “fixer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Real Madrid's ruthless dismissal of Manchester City encapsulated 24 hours in which the Premier League's self-styled reputation as the best in the world suffered heavy damage.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Kwiyup typifies a new class of self-styled entrepreneurs who might traditionally be called freelancers and side hustlers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Malinin, the self-styled 'Quad God', opened with a quad flip, but followed with a hesitant triple Axel and underrotated his quad Lutz.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

St Thomas’ Hospital is thus the self-styled name of the hospital and that’s that.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.