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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others..
He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway.
The small town of Pitlochry is the self-proclaimed gateway to the Scottish Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park.
“The end of the traffic light coalition is a liberation for our country. The end of the self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’ that took Germany to the brink of economic ruin was more than overdue,” Weidel wrote on X.
Use self-proclaimed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-proclaimed means Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others..
Common synonyms include self-styled, self-appointed, self-professed, self-ordained.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway.
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