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self-important

How many syllables in self-important?

  4 syllables

Divide self-important into syllables:   self-im-por-tant
Primary syllable stress:   self-im-por-tant
Secondary syllable stress:   self-im-por-tant
How to say self-important:

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Synonyms for self-important


2 syllables
  • boastful
  • bumptious
  • turgid
  • bragging
  • haughty
3 syllables
4 syllables
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