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Antonyms for self-satisfied


Grammar : Adj
Spell : self-sat-is-fahyd, self-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlfˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪd, ˌsɛlf-



Definition of self-satisfied

  • adj pleased with oneself
Example sentences :
  • Csar was moved by his self-satisfied piety, and began to make' noises in his nostrils.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • I understand that he's a trifle too self-satisfied to be a very popular candidate.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • He looked up into the blank, smiling, self-satisfied face of his wife.
  • Extract from : « The Odyssey of Sam Meecham » by Charles E. Fritch
  • "Rather, sir," assented the foreman, with a self-satisfied smile.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • "I thought you 'd like it," he said, with self-satisfied assurance.
  • Extract from : « Potts's Painless Cure » by Edward Bellamy
  • He struck me as a dapper man, noticeably, but not offensively, self-satisfied.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
  • At that moment he was too elated, too self-satisfied to notice anything.
  • Extract from : « The Borough Treasurer » by Joseph Smith Fletcher
  • She knew that Emil was ashamed of Lou and Oscar, because they were bigoted and self-satisfied.
  • Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather
  • He kept that pleased, self-satisfied grin on his face for six blocks.
  • Extract from : « Damned If You Don't » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He arrived at Maisons in the most cheerful, self-satisfied frame of mind.
  • Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez

Synonyms for self-satisfied

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