Bigheaded and Smug

Bigheaded

Bigheaded adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: she's become bigheaded since winning that literary award

Smug and bigheaded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smug" instead an adjective "Bigheaded".

Smug

Smug adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a winner who was so smug that he lost the goodwill of the crowd

Bigheaded and smug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bigheaded" instead an adjective "Smug".

Nearby Words: smugness, smugly
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