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What is another word for self-important?

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Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own standing

Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

(of language) Overly complex and difficult to understand

Tending toward excessive moralization

Adjective

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Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own standing

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

too big for your britches

pleased with yourself

think too highly of oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

think a lot of oneself

throwing one's weight around

looking after number one

blowing one's own horn

inward looking

indifferent

sure of yourself

in love with yourself

offensively self-assertive

phoney^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

phony^US

having a swelled head

wrapped up with oneself

like the cat that got the cream

unconcerned

self-possessed

resting on your laurels

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

overzealous

overbusy

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

high-flown

throwing one's weight about

of preconceived ideas

smart-assed^US

smart-arsed^UK

not backwards in coming forwards

comfortable in one's own skin

having nerves of steel

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“Some might say that it's because the actors are silly, strident, vacuous, and self-important.”

Adjective

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Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

humourless^UK

humorless^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

civilized^US

civilised^UK

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(of language) Overly complex and difficult to understand

labored^US

laboured^UK

jeweled^US

colored^US

coloured^UK

jewelled^UK

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Adjective

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Tending toward excessive moralization

sententious

moralistic

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

sermonizing^US

sermonising^UK

to keep up appearances

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