Swelled head
Swelled head noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: coming in first in a couple of tennis tournaments was enough to give him a swelled head
Self-congratulation and swelled head are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-congratulation" instead a noun phrase "Swelled head".
Self-congratulation
Self-congratulation noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: the air of self-congratulation that pervades the songwriter's memoirs
Swelled head and self-congratulation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Swelled head" instead a noun phrase "Self-congratulation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and swelled head
- conceit and self-congratulation
- pride and swelled head
- pride and self-congratulation
- self-esteem and swelled head
- self-esteem and self-congratulation
- self-love and swelled head
- self-love and self-congratulation
- egotism and swelled head
- egotism and self-congratulation
- vainglory and swelled head
- vainglory and self-congratulation
- vanity and swelled head
- vanity and self-congratulation
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Self-congratulation and Swelled head. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/swelled_head/self-congratulation
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