self-satisfied

[ self-sat-is-fahyd, self- ]

adjective

1. feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself.

   Synonyms: puffed-up, vain, smug, complacent

self-satisfied

adjective

1. having or showing a complacent satisfaction with oneself, one's own actions, behaviour, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌself-ˌsatisˈfaction, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-satisfied¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

She said its "viscerally, uncomfortably familiar take on entitled masculinity" is "delivered with a self-satisfied smile, as a gossamer cover to the violent rage below".

From BBC

The Republican Party, therefore, has been very good at winning the argument while the Democrats remain smug and self-satisfied that they have “the facts” on their side.

From Salon

I see an accomplished power player in midlife at the peak of a highly successful TV writing career, self-satisfied and oozing with agency.

From Los Angeles Times

And yes, it's hard not to look at these self-satisfied moral monsters without feeling despair.

From Salon

I glanced at the man sitting across the carpet from Samir—an elder from the East, with a mustache as thin as a razor and the self-satisfied look of an educated man.

From Literature

Related Words

• arrogant
• smug