Word "SMUG" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
Synonyms:
self-satisfied
Examples:
a smug glow of self-congratulation

Crossword Clues for SMUG

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Clue Source Date
Holier-than-thou (4) Puzzler 05 Jul 2025
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Quick 04 Jul 2025
Sticks it up with offensive self-complacency (4)
Self-congratulatory New York Times 19 Jun 2025
Samsung's occasionally over-confident (4)
Complacent organ (4)
Contrabandist isn't half pleased with himself (4)
Pleased with oneself Wall Street Journal 05 Jun 2025
Holier-than-thou Puzzler Backwords 04 Jun 2025
High-and-mighty New York Times 02 Jun 2025
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 01 Jun 2025
Conceited The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 22 May 2025
Self-satisfied Greek character in outskirts of Strasbourg (4)
Overconfident Eugene Sheffer 08 May 2025
Self-satisfied Thomas Joseph 07 May 2025
Overly self-important USA Today 02 May 2025
Over-confident Eugene Sheffer 30 Apr 2025
Overly confident Puzzler Backwords 27 Apr 2025
Self-satisfied, say
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Quick 14 Apr 2025
Cocky about the Bob's cup (4)
Pompous mule half-straying (4)
Second sucker is complacent (4)
Complacent or self-congratulatory (4)
Pleased with oneself, sticks it back (4)
Quietly arrogant
Self-satisfied head of school, a gullible person (4)
Annoyingly superior
Like someone making a 😏 face, often
Start to spurn fool of a self-satisfied nature (4)
Son, fool, too confident The Sun Two Speed 22 Feb 2025
Self-satisfied The Sun Two Speed 22 Feb 2025
Insufferably self-confident
Glues things up, being too self-satisfied (4)
Very pleased with oneself (rhymes with "slug")
Complacent about receding gums (4)
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Quick 21 Jan 2025
Excessively pleased with oneself The Times Concise 18 Jan 2025
Complacent son features
Complacent or self-satisfied (4)
Showing excessive pride
Conceited USA Today 18 Dec 2024
Conceited introduction of smiley face
Overly proud of small face (4) Puzzler Cryptic 09 Dec 2024
With satisfied smile, part of mouth shown up (4)
Like some gods LA Times Daily 06 Dec 2024
Overly satisfied with oneself
Complacent dentist may examine these using a mirror (4)
Mugs can be complacent (4)
Like an "I told you so!" look
Self-satisfied (4) The Guardian Speedy 03 Nov 2024
Sticks up, looking complacent (4)
Complacent, self-satisfied The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 22 Oct 2024
Pleased with oneself (4) The Guardian Quick 08 Oct 2024
Gums up through being complacent (4)
Bob has face that's self-satisfied (4)
Arrogant Universal 24 Sep 2024
Self-satisfied Universal 15 Sep 2024
Overly confident with small tankard (4)
Complacent when some urge only intermittently appears The Telegraph Toughie 12 Sep 2024
Obnoxiously self-satisfied (4)
Complacent Mirror Tea Time 26 Aug 2024
Full of oneself Newsday 25 Aug 2024
Mugs (anag.) (4) The Guardian Quick 22 Aug 2024
Full of oneself New York Times 31 Jul 2024
Complacent Mirror Tea Time 31 Jul 2024
Sticks up for superior (4) The Guardian Cryptic 23 Jul 2024
Quite pleased with oneself New York Times 22 Jul 2024
Self-satisfied Universal 04 Jul 2024
Hardly humble Wall Street Journal 11 Jun 2024
Overly self-satisfied USA Today 09 Jun 2024
Complacent Mirror Tea Time 02 Jun 2024
Why so self-complacent about smashing the mugs?
Overly pleased with one's abilities
Sell-satisfied
Self-satisfied (4) The Guardian Speedy 19 May 2024
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Quick 18 May 2024
Arrogantly self-satisfied (4)
Too pleased with oneself as one sticks it back (4)
Excessively complacent (4)
Sticks around looking complacent (4)
Starts setting more unattainable goals and becomes self-satisfied
Overly confident Newsday 30 Apr 2024
Self-satisfied LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2024
Offensively self-satisfied Puzzler Backwords 26 Apr 2024
High-and-mighty LA Times Daily 21 Apr 2024
Self-satisfied, say
Break the mugs but remain offensively self-complacent (4)
First hint of scrapper's face becoming puffed up (4)
Self-satisfied sixth contestant gets cup
Holier-than-thou Puzzler Backwords 20 Mar 2024
Overly self-satisfied Commuter 18 Mar 2024
To hush up (sl) (4)
Self-satisfied USA Today 16 Mar 2024
Self-congratulatory fool behind last of ventures (4)
Self-satisfied with what's holding the teeth back (4)
Offensively self-complacent
Puffed up New York Times 09 Mar 2024
Too happy with oneself
Excessively self-satisfied (4)
Complacent, having things to chew around (4)
Sticks up when smirking? (4)
Self-confident and then some LA Times Daily 05 Feb 2024
Overly confident at back of Grapes with tankard (4)
Self-satisfied The Times Concise 19 Jan 2024
Self-satisfied gums up (4)
Self-satisfied (4) Puzzler 07 Jan 2024
Complacent The Telegraph Quick 04 Jan 2024
Overconfident Eugene Sheffer 30 Dec 2023
Showing excessive pride
Pleased with yourself! (4) Puzzler 24 Dec 2023
Needing lowering Newsday 16 Dec 2023
Self-satisfied sergeant major outwardly unappealing (4)
Self-satisfied sergeant major outwardly unappealing The Guardian Quiptic 11 Dec 2023
Self-satisfied look is back on his face! (4)
Self-satisfied Thomas Joseph 23 Nov 2023
Pleased with yourself! Puzzler Backwords 22 Nov 2023
Pleased with oneself Wall Street Journal 21 Nov 2023
Annoyingly self-satisfied Wall Street Journal 18 Nov 2023
Finally loses cup being complacent The Guardian Quiptic 06 Nov 2023
Overly confident (4) Puzzler 05 Nov 2023
Too confident Newsday 29 Oct 2023
Complacent son, sucker The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Oct 2023
Listeners finally having got set on pleased with themselves? The Times Cryptic 28 Sep 2023
Superior's small cup The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Sep 2023
Sticks up for superior The Guardian Cryptic 18 Sep 2023
Annoyingly self-satisfied, say
Holier-than-thou LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2023
Self-satisfied USA Today 31 Aug 2023
Like an "I told you so" look, say
Pleased with oneself The Guardian Quick 12 Jul 2023
Self-satisfied USA Today 26 Jun 2023
Showing excessive pride
Self-satisfied LA Times Daily 06 Jun 2023
Sticks around being self-righteous The Telegraph Cryptic 26 May 2023
Pleased with oneself LA Times Daily 22 May 2023
Self-congratulatory Universal 17 May 2023
Complacent son getting cup The Times Cryptic 01 May 2023
Self-satisfied USA Today 18 Apr 2023
Self-satisfied Universal 23 Mar 2023
Overconfident of one's ability Family Time 27 Feb 2023
Sticks around, complacent The Guardian Cryptic 16 Jan 2023
Too sure of oneself LA Times Daily 09 Jan 2023
Like a self-satisfied look
Self-satisfied LA Times Daily 30 Dec 2022
Self-satisfied USA Today 29 Dec 2022
Showing excessive pride
Like a know-it-all Universal 24 Nov 2022
Like saying 'I told you so' USA Today 16 Nov 2022
Self-satisfied LA Times Daily 13 Oct 2022
Self-congratulatory Wall Street Journal 27 Sep 2022
Self-congratulatory The Guardian Quick 26 Sep 2022
Self-satisfied New York Times 15 Sep 2022
Self-satisfied son, fool The Times Cryptic 18 Aug 2022
Self-satisfied USA Today 13 Aug 2022
Self-satisfied Wall Street Journal 01 Aug 2022
Superior sticks given a twirl The Telegraph Toughie 19 Jul 2022
Overly confident LA Times Daily 28 Jun 2022
Overconfident Eugene Sheffer 26 May 2022
Like an "I told you so!" look
Like someone who says "I told you so!"
Self-righteous The Guardian Quick 26 Mar 2022
Self-satisfied Wall Street Journal 09 Feb 2022
More than confident Universal 18 Jan 2022
Self-satisfied USA Today 13 Dec 2021
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Quick 03 Dec 2021
Overly self-satisfied USA Today 07 Nov 2021
Overconfident Eugene Sheffer 05 Nov 2021
Self-satisfied, giving sweets up The Times Cryptic 21 Oct 2021
Self-absorbed LA Times Daily 03 Oct 2021
Self-absorbed The Washington Post 03 Oct 2021
Self-satisfied Universal 07 Sep 2021
Needing deflating Newsday 12 Aug 2021
Self-satisfied The Times Concise 12 Aug 2021
Way too self-satisfied The Washington Post Sunday 01 Aug 2021
Self-complacent The Telegraph Quick 10 Jul 2021
Complacent, son, gullible person The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Jul 2021
Overly confident guidance systems set up on the borders Irish Times Crosaire 28 Jun 2021
Conceited runner? Not half!
Extremely self-satisfied (anagram of "mugs")
Self-complacent USA Today 19 May 2021
Cocksure LA Times Daily 11 May 2021
Cocksure The Washington Post 11 May 2021
Full of oneself Family Time 19 Apr 2021
Conceited runner? Not half!
Overconfident Eugene Sheffer 07 Apr 2021
Self-congratulatory USA Today 24 Mar 2021
Self-satisfied Universal 06 Feb 2021
Displaying an overconfident smirk Family Time 31 Jan 2021
Self-satisfied USA Today 15 Jan 2021
Pleased with oneself Wall Street Journal 22 Dec 2020
Seem vacuous, posh, grand, complacent
Self-satisfied The Telegraph Quick 11 Nov 2020
Self-satisfied The Times Concise 05 Oct 2020
Conceited, sticks around
Apt to brag Newsday 04 Sep 2020
Very satisfied about oral tissues
Very pleased with oneself (rhymes with "bug")
Puffed up New York Times 09 Jul 2020
Nick, American talks nonsense on reflection
Conceited and self-satisfied The Telegraph General Knowledge 05 Jul 2020
Showing excessive pride
Sticks up for superior
Heads of some military units get complacent
Son, fool, too confident The Sun Two Speed 07 Apr 2020
Self-satisfied The Sun Two Speed 07 Apr 2020
Self-righteous hints from gunsmiths Irish Times Crosaire 30 Mar 2020
Second simpleton self-satisfied The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Feb 2020
Highly self-satisfied (anagram of "mugs")
Son, Rob, too confident The Sun Two Speed 02 Nov 2019
Too confident Newsday 29 Sep 2019
Full of oneself USA Today 22 Sep 2019
Pleased with oneself getting sweets back
Too big for one's britches Universal 07 Sep 2019
Highly self-satisfied
Sticks around, being complacent
Cocksure New York Times 23 Aug 2019
Self-satisfied
Like someone who's excessively proud of himself
Sticks around, being self-satisfied
Complacent The Telegraph Quick 01 Aug 2019
Far beyond self-confident Family Time 15 Jul 2019
Much too confident Newsday 08 Jul 2019
Son, idiot, complacent The Sun Two Speed 26 Jun 2019
Overly complacent Universal 22 Jun 2019
Holier-than-thou New York Times 15 Jun 2019
Too sure of oneself The Washington Post 30 Apr 2019
Too sure of oneself LA Times Daily 30 Apr 2019
Braggart-like Newsday 25 Apr 2019
Self-satisfied Wall Street Journal 16 Apr 2019
Irritatingly self-satisfied The Times Concise 16 Apr 2019
Steal from wrecks gone over
Sticks around, being complacent The Sun Two Speed 12 Feb 2019
Unpleasantly satisfied when turning sticks
Self-satisfied Thomas Joseph 10 Jan 2019
Puffed-up Universal 04 Jan 2019
Self-satisfied
Overly complacent
Puffed-up
Holier-than-thou
Full of oneself
Full of oneself The Telegraph Quick 01 Jan 2019
Too big for one's britches
Too sure of oneself
Cocksure
Self-satisfied
Pleased with oneself
Spruce sticks sent over
Self-complacent Universal 22 Nov 2018
Obviously self-righteous Universal 04 Oct 2018
Complacent son, soft touch The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Sep 2018
After first sign of success fool may become this?
Sticks up for being over-complacent
Very pleased with oneself
Small Faces, briefly, could be arrogant The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Jul 2018
Self-important Newsday 12 Jul 2018
Fool after end of exams becoming complacent
Self-satisfied The Washington Post 30 Jun 2018
Self-satisfied LA Times Daily 30 Jun 2018
Too sure of oneself Newsday 24 Jun 2018
Self-satisfied son, gullible chap
Self-satisfied when sweets maybe passed up
Overly pleased with oneself New York Times 25 May 2018
Way too confident Universal 16 May 2018
Self-satisfied Family Time 12 Mar 2018
Far from self-effacing LA Times Daily 05 Mar 2018
Far from self-effacing The Washington Post 05 Mar 2018
Much too self-confident Family Time 22 Jan 2018
Self-satisfied
Self-satisfied
Obviously self-righteous
Self-complacent
Way too confident
Overly pleased with oneself
Self-righteous The Washington Post 28 Dec 2017
Self-righteous LA Times Daily 28 Dec 2017
Overly self-confident Universal 27 Dec 2017
Sticks around, being self-satisfied
Self-satisfied New York Times 07 Oct 2017
Offensively confident The Washington Post Sunday 01 Oct 2017
Self-satisfied fools moving closer to summit
Sticks up for superior
Highly self-satisfied The Washington Post 11 Sep 2017
Highly self-satisfied LA Times Daily 11 Sep 2017
Pleased with oneself, having succeeded with attack
Singular idiot of a conceited nature
Self-satisfied son, one taken for a fool The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Jun 2017
Self-congratulatory Family Time 11 Jun 2017
Obnoxiously superior Universal 10 Jun 2017
Self-satisfied The Chronicle of Higher Education 26 May 2017
Like know-it-alls New York Times 18 May 2017
Ultimately, self-righteous face shown to be this? The Telegraph Cryptic 11 May 2017
Overconfident Universal 27 Mar 2017
Overconfident of one's ability Family Time 05 Mar 2017
Feeling superior The Chronicle of Higher Education 17 Feb 2017
Overly confident Universal 12 Feb 2017
Feeling superior Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2017
Full of oneself The Washington Post 06 Feb 2017
Obnoxiously superior
Self-satisfied
Like know-it-alls
Overly self-confident
Overly confident
Highly self-satisfied
Self-righteous
Self-satisfied
Feeling superior
Conceited son supported by fool The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Nov 2016
Very pleased with oneself Universal 16 Nov 2016
Superior adhesive's used up
Self-congratulatory The Chronicle of Higher Education 07 Oct 2016
Complacent LA Times Daily 31 Aug 2016
Son, one easily fooled, complacent
Self-important USA Today 05 Jun 2016
Needing a bringing-down Newsday 13 May 2016
Excessively self-satisfied Southern simpleton
Beyond self-confident Family Time 10 Apr 2016
Overly confident Newsday 21 Mar 2016
Complacent The Guardian Quick 12 Mar 2016
Mouthy types upset by superior type Irish Times Crosaire 07 Mar 2016
Holier-than-thou Universal 01 Feb 2016
Holier-than-thou
Self-congratulatory
Very pleased with oneself
Self-important
Complacent
Like an 'I told you so' look New York Times 31 Dec 2015
Puffed up Newsday 05 Dec 2015
Like a stuffed shirt? USA Today 30 Nov 2015
Like a stuffed shirt The Washington Post 08 Nov 2015
Sticks up for being self-satisfied The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Oct 2015
Complacent Premier Sunday 04 Oct 2015
Too confident Eugene Sheffer 18 Sep 2015
Self-satisfied son, sucker The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Sep 2015
Conceited with second cup
Like a stuffed shirt USA Today 03 Jul 2015
Complacent Eugene Sheffer 19 Jun 2015
Self-congratulatory Universal 07 Jun 2015
Thinking one is pretty hot stuff, say New York Times 08 May 2015
Arrogant fool beyond witless, ultimately
Holier-than-thou USA Today 26 Jan 2015
Like an "I told you so" look
Thinking one is pretty hot stuff, say
Complacent
Holier-than-thou
Like a stuffed shirt
Like a stuffed shirt
Like a stuffed shirt?
Self-congratulatory
Puffed up
Very satisfied with oneself
Overly content
Overly complacent
Highly self-satisfied
Self-important
Self-congratulatory
More than self-confident
Overly confident
Like one saying "I told you so!"
Too confident
Self-satisfied
Far beyond confident
Self-satisfied
Self-satisfied fool trailing soprano
Like the cat that swallowed the canary
Needing lowering
Quite pleased with oneself
Overproud
Like a stuffed shirt
Too pleased with oneself
Like many a goody-goody
Complacent
Like the cat that swallowed the canary
Self-pleased
Confident of one's superiority
Sticks up spruce
Far from self-effacing
Cocksure
Too sure
Cocksure
Overly confident
Self-satisfied
Sticks around showing self-satisfaction
Overweening
Self-satisfied
Satisfied with oneself
Filled with self-importance
Overly self-assured
Like one with a shit-eating grin
Contentedly confident and then some
Full of oneself
Beyond self-confident
More than self-confident
Overconfident
Self-satisfied
Full of oneself
Too big for one's britches, say
Quite pleased with oneself
Like a hotdog
Complacent
Cocksure
Complacent
Filled with self-importance
Full of oneself
Contentedly confident
Full of oneself
Self-important
Like a gloater
Like a gloater
Overly self-assured
Conceited
Puffed up
Self-complacent
Priggish
Self-satisfied
Cocky
Like a stuffed shirt
Highly self-satisfied
Stuck-up
Very pleased with oneself
Puffed up
Offensively satisfied
Contentedly confident
Confident to an extreme
Too sure of oneself
Self-congratulatory
Complacent
Self-satisfied
Full of oneself
Feeling superior
Puffed up
Overconfident
Pleased with oneself
Self-pleased
Stuffy
Complacent
Overly complacent
Pleased with oneself
Complacent
Too sure of oneself
Self-satisfied
Overconfident of one's ability
Stuffy
Complacent
Confident of one's superiority
Self-satisfied
Holier-than-thou
More than self-confident
Complacent
Complacent
Self-righteous
Self-righteously complacent
Self-satisfied, giving sweets up
Cocksure
Like a stuffed shirt?
Self-pleased
Like a stuffed shirt
Riding for a fall
Overproud
Self-righteous
Scornfully self-satisfied
Complacent
Self-righteous
Unbearably pleased
Conceited
Quite satisfied
Extremely proud of oneself
Like the cat that ate the canary.
On an ego trip
Tight.
Self-content.
Complacent.
Too sure of oneself
Affectedly prim.
Self-satisfied.
Self satisfied.
Priggish.
Pleased with oneself.
Complacently proper.
Cocksure
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