self-adulatory

adjective

Definition of self-adulatorynext
as in self-gratulatory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-adulatory
  1. confident
  2. self-assured
  3. self-congratulatory
  4. selfish
Adjective
  • And once your shooter is confident, end the range session.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Brown did not immediately respond to requests for comment but shared a confident message on her social media platforms Wednesday.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of confident
Adjective
  • Determined and self-assured, Brown is a star, and the boys are on her heels.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Tucci, meanwhile, comes off as a man who is remarkably self-assured, having developed a second career in recent years around the idea of how to live well.
    Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of self-assured
Adjective
  • And what did the reunion tour with Liz Cheney and her evil father’s spectral presence accomplish, other than alienating everyone but a sliver of self-congratulatory consultants and pundits eager to flaunt their bipartisan commitments in the most obscene way possible?
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In Layne’s sensitive characterization, there’s nothing self-congratulatory about the way Dandelion embraces her vulnerability and desire.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
Definition of self-congratulatory
Adjective
  • Many Democrats have abandoned hope in favor of cynicism: deciding that most of the voting public are selfish, bigoted enemies of democracy.
    Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Critics, including former prosecutor Tommy Pope, have suggested her actions behind bars demonstrate a pattern of selfish behavior.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of selfish
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