The term "self-congratulatory" implies a negative connotation, which describes a person's tendency to praise themselves excessively. The opposite of this term would be modest or humble. A humble person does not seek credit for their accomplishments but acknowledges the contributions of others. The word "self-effacing" can also be used as an antonym for self-congratulatory as it means being modest, and not drawing attention to oneself. Additionally, the term "self-deprecating" can be used as an antonym for self-congratulatory. A self-deprecating person makes fun of themselves and does not take themselves too seriously. With these antonyms in mind, it is possible to encourage humility and modesty while avoiding self-congratulatory behavior.

What are the antonyms for Self-congratulatory?

• adj.

  • self-satisfied
  • humble
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  • meek
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  • unsure
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Famous quotes with Self-congratulatory

• Economists can take a good deal of credit for the stabilization policies which have been followed in most Western countries since 1945 with considerable success. It is easy to generate a euphoric and self-congratulatory mood when one compares the twenty years after the first World War, 1919-39, with the twenty years after the second, 1945-65. The first twenty years were a total failure; the second twenty years, at least as far as economic policy is concerned, have been a modest success. We have not had any great depression; we have not had any serious financial collapse; and on the whole we have had much higher rates of development in most parts of the world than we had in the 1920’s and 1930’s, even though there are some conspicuous failures. Whether the unprecedented rates of economic growth of the last twenty years, for instance in Japan and Western Europe, can be attributed to economics, or whether they represent a combination of good luck in political decision making with the expanding impact of the natural and biological sciences on the economy, is something we might argue. I am inclined to attribute a good deal to good luck and non-economic forces, but not all of it, and even if economics only contributed 10 percent, this would amount to a very handsome rate of return indeed, considering the very small amount of resources we have really put into economics.

  Kenneth Boulding
• Again that smile of exquisite and self-congratulatory piety.

  Michael Moorcock
• The unanimously applauded, self-congratulatory bromides of a Soviet Party Congress seemed contemptible. The unanimity of the sanctimonious, reality-concealing rhetoric spouted by American officials and media commentators in recent days seems, well, unworthy of a mature democracy.

  Susan Sontag
• "Of course not," she agreed, "You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic."

  Brandon Sanderson
• "What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs.' The reason is that beliefs guide behavior which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior may well lead us to extinction, I see no reason to assume we have any awareness at all. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion. Next question."

  Michael Crichton

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