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

Example Sentences

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The self-styled food influencer has attracted attention among the city's vibrant dining scene in just a few weeks.

From BBC

A self-styled anarchist website in Portland, Ore., encouraged supporters to use high-powered laser pointers to bring down federal helicopters in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even the home team's self-styled "Ultras" are civilised when measured by the standards of others.

From BBC

Counter-terror police said the self-styled "militant" online group provided an "echo chamber of extreme right-wing views where they shared horrific racial slurs, glorified mass murderers and encouraged violence against anyone deemed an enemy".

From BBC

Hamas’s self-styled paramilitary Rada’a, or Deterrent, unit said it had neutralized a number of wanted people and taken control of militia positions in Gaza City.

From The Wall Street Journal

self-styled

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