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-glorifying and overweening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-glorifying" instead an adjective "Overweening".
Self-glorifying
Overweening and self-glorifying are semantically related. You can use "Overweening" instead an adjective phrase "Self-glorifying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and overweening
- lofty and self-glorifying
- ostentatious and overweening
- ostentatious and self-glorifying
- self-important and overweening
- self-important and self-glorifying
- haughty and overweening
- haughty and self-glorifying
- pretentious and overweening
- pretentious and self-glorifying
- pompous and overweening
- pompous and self-glorifying
- superior and overweening
- superior and self-glorifying
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