self-important
adjective
self-im·por·tant
ˌself-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: having or showing self-importance
self-importantly
adverb
Synonyms
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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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.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The former excels at playing the earthy, sly, seductive trickster, the latter, the pompous, self-important rich boy.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
What about Miami would attract a phony, conniving, self-important, billionaire pedophile?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
And both weave rich tapestries out of seemingly disconnected actions through a panoramic collection of archetypes: the criminal outsider, the lonely lady, the political expert, the self-important political climber, the master manipulator.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The former excels at playing the earthy, sly, seductive trickster, the latter, the pompous, self-important rich boy.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
What about Miami would attract a phony, conniving, self-important, billionaire pedophile?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
And both weave rich tapestries out of seemingly disconnected actions through a panoramic collection of archetypes: the criminal outsider, the lonely lady, the political expert, the self-important political climber, the master manipulator.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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“Self-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-important. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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