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-satisfied and overweening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-satisfied" instead an adjective "Overweening".
Self-satisfied
Self-satisfied adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a self-satisfied woman who thought that if she could balance two careers, everyone else should too
Overweening and self-satisfied are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overweening" instead an adjective phrase "Self-satisfied".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and overweening
- lofty and self-satisfied
- self-important and overweening
- self-important and self-satisfied
- overbearing and overweening
- overbearing and self-satisfied
- haughty and overweening
- haughty and self-satisfied
- pompous and overweening
- pompous and self-satisfied
- arrogant and overweening
- arrogant and self-satisfied
- superior and overweening
- superior and self-satisfied
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