Antonyms for self-admiring
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ad-mahyuh r-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmaɪər ɪŋ |
Definition of self-admiring
Origin :- early 15c. (implied in admired), from Middle French admirer (Old French amirer, 14c.), or directly from Latin admirari "to wonder at" (see admiration). Related: Admiring; admiringly.
- As in egotistic : adj conceited
- As in self-involved : adj egotistic
- As in self-seeking : adj egotistic
- As in self-serving : adj egotistic
- As in swellheaded : adj egotistic
- As in egotistic/egoistic : adj thinking very highly of oneself
- We heed not that the selfish condemn, that the self-admiring wise censure, or the parricidal accuse us.
- Extract from : « The History of Cuba, vol. 2 » by Willis Fletcher Johnson
- His jacket was neatly mended; altogether, Pepe was once more a self-respecting, even a self-admiring youth.
- Extract from : « Rita » by Laura E. Richards
- Thus have I, in place of punishing, won over to more virtuous ways; so may I doze the cheerful, self-admiring doze of virtue.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 30, 1893 » by Various
Synonyms for self-admiring
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- idiosyncratic
- inborn
- individualistic
- inflated
- ingrained
- inherent
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- obsessive
- opinionated
- personal
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- self-involved
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- selfish
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
- wrapped up in oneself
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