Overweening
Overweening adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a director who has little patience for overweening actors who think they are above taking advice and criticism
Self-conceited and overweening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-conceited" instead an adjective "Overweening".
Self-conceited
Self-conceited adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a self-conceited medical researcher who never acknowledges her colleagues' contributions
Overweening and self-conceited are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overweening" instead an adjective phrase "Self-conceited".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and overweening
- lofty and self-conceited
- assuming and overweening
- assuming and self-conceited
- forward and overweening
- forward and self-conceited
- self-important and overweening
- self-important and self-conceited
- haughty and overweening
- haughty and self-conceited
- pompous and overweening
- pompous and self-conceited
- arrogant and overweening
- arrogant and self-conceited
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