Self-regarding
Self-regarding adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Usage example: many residents of that community seem to be into psychoanalysis, a luxury that few but the self-regarding wealthy can afford
Smug and self-regarding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smug" instead an adjective phrase "Self-regarding".
Smug
Smug adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Self-regarding and smug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Self-regarding" instead an adjective "Smug".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and self-regarding
- self-important and smug
- pompous and self-regarding
- pompous and smug
- arrogant and self-regarding
- arrogant and smug
- conceited and self-regarding
- conceited and smug
- egotistic and self-regarding
- egotistic and smug
- vain and self-regarding
- vain and smug
- proud and self-regarding
- proud and smug
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