Synonyms for self-aggrandizement
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : self-uh-gran-diz-muh nt, self- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf əˈgræn dɪz mənt, ˌsɛlf- |
Top 10 synonyms for self-aggrandizement
Définition of self-aggrandizement
- As in ego trip : noun egotism
- As in egotism : noun self-importance
- They were men who thought along the lines of duty, not along the lines of self-aggrandizement.
- Extract from : « America First » by Various
- They erected defensive barricades of self-aggrandizement and of my devaluation.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- Absolute turning from his life-purpose for the sake of self-aggrandizement.
- Extract from : « Training the Teacher » by A. F. Schauffler
- He would do so, however, without any thought of self-aggrandizement.
- Extract from : « Bolshevism » by John Spargo
- But jealous seekers after self-aggrandizement plotted against his rule and even attempted his life.
- Extract from : « The History of Cuba, vol. 2 » by Willis Fletcher Johnson
- His moral character, however, was not on a level with his intellectual, self-aggrandizement being the main aim of his life.
- Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 » by Various
- Anger, fear, resignation, and greedy little thoughts of self-aggrandizement.
- Extract from : « The Honored Prophet » by William E. Bentley
- The motives of self-aggrandizement by force of arms appear to be innate in human nature.
- Extract from : « Martyria » by Augustus C. Hamlin
- Its essence is self-denial; its foundations are in humility and poverty; its practice is self-aggrandizement and money-getting.
- Extract from : « The Collector » by Henry T. Tuckerman
- Spain has no government; each in power seeks but self-aggrandizement.
- Extract from : « The Mediterranean » by T. G. (Thomas Gray) Bonney, E. A. R. Ball, H. D. Traill, Grant Allen, and Arthur Griffiths
Antonyms for self-aggrandizement
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