Self-entitled

Quick meaning: Self-entitled is an adjective meaning Having a baseless sense of self-importance and of deserving special consideration.

Meaning

Having a baseless sense of self-importance and of deserving special consideration.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: self-important

The H Factor of Personality: Why Some People are Manipulative, Self-Entitled, Materialistic, and Exploitive — And Why It Matters for Everyone (booktitle)

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.

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.

Synonyms for self-entitled

Depending on context, synonyms include self-important.

Antonyms for self-entitled

Common opposites include self-deprecating.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include appreciative, grateful, humble, modest.

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