self-appointedadjective
uk/ˌself.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/us/ˌself.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/disapprovingbehaving as if you have responsibility or authority but without having been chosen by other people:
The newspaper has become the self-appointed guardian of public morals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- overbearing
- preen
- proudly
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-importance
- snotty
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