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self-styled Definition

self·-styled (-stīld′)

adjective

considered and called (something specified) only by the individual himself or herself; alleged (to be such) only by the person concerned; pretended; professed a self-styled expert

self-styled Synonyms

self-styled

modif.

soi-disant (French), immodestly called, boastfully called, so-called, would-be, said to be, by one's own admission; see also egotistic 1, 2, egotistically.

self-styled Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • guru: Here we have joker and self-styled fashion guru Mr. C Williams ' contribution to Newport culture.
  • expert: Now half the adverts on TV are for dubious products and behaviors touted by self-styled experts.
  • order: The hand of history made good the mythical claims of a self-styled Order by the patronage of an exiled monarch.
  • leader: Peter and Ilona, she says, were always eager to curry favor with self-styled spiritual leaders.
  • organization: There, between 1854 and 1856, one would have found the first self-styled humanist organization in Britain.
  • guardian: Airport developments are usually controversial and invariably pitch the self-styled guardians of the environment against the advocates of economic growth.

Modifying Another Word

  • even: And even self-styled modernist buildings are beginning to look a trifle derivative and dated.