Synonyms: self-conceited, vain, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, swollen, swollen-headed
Definition: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Usage: a conceited fool; an attitude of self-conceited arrogance; an egotistical disregard of others; so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty; growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary; vain about her clothes
Similar words: proud
Definition: feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
Usage: proud parents; proud of his accomplishments; a proud moment; proud to serve his country; a proud name; proud princes
Synonyms: self-loving, narcissistic, egotistic, egotistical
Definition: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
Similar words: selfish
Definition: concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
Usage: Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights- Maria Weston Chapman