self-satisfied Definition
self·-satisfied (self′sat′is fīd′)
adjective
feeling or showing an often smug satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments
self-satisfied Related Forms
self′·-sat′isfac′tion noun
self-satisfied Synonyms
self-satisfied Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- smile: There, he removed the photograph from the scanner and replaced it in the album with a very self-satisfied smile...
- grin: Round the corner, ' with a self-satisfied grin.
- way: This, obviously, is karmic retribution for the self-satisfied way I showed off my new phone to friends at the weekend.
- smugness: That report, released August 2002, has made quite a dent in the self-satisfied smugness of the Royal Society.
- smirk: Crenshaw had the self-satisfied smirk of a man who knew he was in power, and enjoyed watching his subordinates cringe.
- churchgoer: Certainly in Laodicea the church was full of self-satisfied churchgoers.
Modifying Another Word
- too: You are too self-satisfied to realize Satan has got you.
- rather: The above suggests sticking with the status quo, a rather self-satisfied solution.
- very: There, he removed the photograph from the scanner and replaced it in the album with a very self-satisfied smile...
Used with adjective complement
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