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self-respecting

ADJECTIVE
proud
Synonyms
STRONGEST
domineering
WEAK
bloated boastful cavalier cocky conceited contemptuous cool disdainful dismissive egotistic egotistical haughty high-and-mighty high-handed huffy imperious insolent lofty narcissistic ostentatious overbearing pompous presumptuous pretentious prideful puffed up scornful self-satisfied sniffy snobbish snooty stuck-up supercilious superior vain vainglorious

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After his two homer-performance against Brazil on Saturday, outfielder Dante Nori revealed that he doesn’t even like coffee—an admission that would cause any self-respecting Italian to choke on his biscotto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It was the only decision any self-respecting boxer of Álvarez’s caliber could have made, surprising only Paul, last seen trading punches with 58-year-old Mike Tyson while netting a gate of $18,117,072.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

The book highlights a list of kitchen essentials that every self-respecting Southerner should have in their pantry.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

But, she concludes: "Any self-respecting murder mystery needs to have a priest in it."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

No self-respecting criminal mastermind would be caught dead even using the word lollipops.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer