smug
adjective /smʌɡ/ (smugger, smuggest) disapprovingDefinition
› too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know: a smug grin She deserved her promotion, but I wish she wasn't so damned smug about it. There was a hint of smug self-satisfaction in her voice. He's been unbearably smug since he gave up smoking.Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting smugness /ˈsmʌɡ.nəs/ noun [U] Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting
(Definition of smug adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at one with the world idiom
- be on to a good thing idiom
- buoyant adjective (HAPPY)
- complacency noun
- complacent adjective
- content adjective
- gloat noun
- have a good run for your money idiom
- job satisfaction noun
- pride noun (SATISFACTION)
- rest on your laurels idiom
- satiate verb
- satisfaction noun
- satisfied adjective (WANTING)
- self-fulfilment noun
- self-satisfied adjective
- that'll do nicely idiom
- this is the life! idiom
- triumphalism noun
Topic:
Satisfied and complacent
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