self-aggrandizing

Questions about self-aggrandizing

What does self-aggrandizing mean?

self-aggrandizing means "of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-aggrandizing?

self-aggrandizing has 5 syllables: sel-f-ag-gran-di-zing. The stress falls on "sel". In IPA it is /ˈsɛlfəˈɡɹænˌdaɪzɪŋ/.

What is another word for self-aggrandizing?

Close synonyms include self-aggrandising, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-aggrandizing a common word?

self-aggrandizing is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with self-aggrandizing?

1 word rhymes with self-aggrandizing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.