Dictionary Definition
smug adj : marked by excessive complacency or
self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" [syn:
self-satisfied]
[also: smuggest,
smugger]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- smŭg, /smʌɡ/, /smVg/
Adjective
smug- Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
Translations
- Finnish: omahyväinen, itseriittoinen, itsetyytyväinen
- German: blasiert
- Punjabi: ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਸਤ, ਮਨਮੌਜੀ
- Russian: самодовольный
- Spanish: ufano, engreído, petulante
- Swedish: självgod
- Norwegian: selvgod
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Quakerish, Victorian, bland, bovine, braw, buttery, censorious, chic, classy, clothes-conscious,
complacent, conceited, consequential, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, deck out, demure, disarming, doll up, dress up,
dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, elegant, exquisite, fair-spoken,
fine-spoken, fulsome,
genteel, glib, gussy up, hidebound, holier-than-thou,
honey-mouthed, honey-tongued, ingratiating, jaunty, mid-Victorian, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic, narrow, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, oily, oily-tongued, old-maidish,
overconfident,
overmodest, overproud, overweening, posh, priggish, prim, primp, prudish, puritanical, recherche, ritzy, sanctimonious,
self-admiring, self-approving, self-assuming, self-complacent,
self-congratulating, self-congratulatory, self-content,
self-contented, self-delighting, self-endeared, self-esteeming,
self-gratulating, self-gratulatory, self-important, self-loving,
self-respecting, self-satisfied, self-sufficient, sharp, sleek, slick, smart, smarten up, smooth, smooth-spoken,
smooth-tongued, snazzy,
soapy, soft-spoken,
soigne, soignee, sophisticated, spiffy, spruce, spruce up, stiff-necked,
straitlaced,
stuffy, style-conscious,
suave, suave-spoken,
swank, swanky, swell, tricksy, trig, trim, unctuous, vain, vainglorious, well-dressed,
well-groomed