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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
considering oneself and one's own interests before others.
[...] all adults seemed to her subjects for laughter, so self-regarding, so pretentious.
Use self-regarding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-regarding means considering oneself and one's own interests before others.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[...] all adults seemed to her subjects for laughter, so self-regarding, so pretentious.
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