self-important

adjective

self-im·por·tant ˌself-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt

-tənt

Synonyms of self-important next

: having or showing self-importance

self-importantly adverb

Examples of self-important in a Sentence

a self-important businessman who believed his schedule mattered more than anyone else's

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Unsurprisingly, the small army of senior executives with make-work jobs and self-important titles, who add little to nothing to build Hearst’s brands, apparently made it through today relatively unscathed. —

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024 Finally, someone is standing up and holding the fat, middle-aged White reporter accountable, and there’s nobody in the world that dislikes it less to be held accountable than the fat, middle-aged, White, self-important columnist at a newspaper. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2024 The self-important Brackman often was the butt of his colleagues’ jokes. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2024 Balmy does prove to be slightly sinister and fully absurd, in the way of self-important cult leaders everywhere, and Le Moulin even more so. —

Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-important

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-important was in 1732

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“Self-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-important. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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