Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having a baseless sense of self-importance and of deserving special consideration..
Near-synonym: self-important
Although the patient may evidence attitudes of self-entitled indulgence coexisting with these ideals of generosity and altruistic self-denial, the appeal to the ideals (if skillfully made) may serve the therapeutic purposes well.
But to keep up the show in front of her 75 guests, Lorraine needed to become intoxicated and thus not apparently responsible for her self-entitled show-off behavior.
The H Factor of Personality: Why Some People are Manipulative, Self-Entitled, Materialistic, and Exploitive — And Why It Matters for Everyone (booktitle)
Use self-entitled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-entitled means Having a baseless sense of self-importance and of deserving special consideration..
Common synonyms include self-important.
Possible antonyms include self-deprecating.
Near-synonym: self-important
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.