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View synonyms for smug
smug
[ smuhg ]
adjective
, smug·ger, smug·gest.
- contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- trim; spruce; smooth; sleek.
smug
/ smʌɡ /
adjective
- excessively self-satisfied or complacent
- archaic.trim or neat
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Derived Forms
- ˈsmugness, noun
- ˈsmugly, adverb
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Other Words From
- smug·ly adverb
- smug·ness noun
- un·smug adjective
- un·smug·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smug1
First recorded in 1545–55; perhaps from Middle Dutch smuc “neat, pretty, nice”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smug1
C16: of Germanic origin; compare Low German smuck neat
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Example Sentences
They see an antihero who’s sticking it to the smug elites.
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Many liberals and progressives instead choose to mock Trump and his allies or laugh at them, while feeling smug and superior.
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Some voters found this approach patronising, disingenuous or even smug.
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Fielding previously said she had decided to write Mark Darcy out of the series because she didn't want Bridget to become "a smug married", a fate deemed utterly lamentable by earlier musings of Jones.
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I found him smug, a bit condescending, and evasive.
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