self-proclaimed

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Definitions

adjective

Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.“He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway.”

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Synonyms

self-styled soi-disant self-appointed self-declared alleged supposed supposedly so-called self-made self-abandoned self-educated self-existent self-exiled labelless underacknowledged anonymous incognito

Rhymes

self proclaimed

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