SELF-IMPORTANCE Synonyms
5 hypernyms for self-importance. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SELF-IMPORTANCE
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| egotism | noun n | |||||
noun • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others | ||||||
| arrogance | noun n | |||||
noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||||||
| boastfulness | noun n | |||||
noun • outspoken conceit | ||||||
| conceit | noun n | |||||
noun • feelings of excessive pride • an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things • a witty or ingenious turn of phrase • an artistic device or effect • the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride | ||||||
| haughtiness | noun n | |||||
noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||||||
| hubris | noun n | |||||
noun • overbearing pride or presumption | ||||||
| loftiness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being high or lofty • impressiveness in scale or proportion | ||||||
| narcissism | noun n | |||||
noun • an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself | ||||||
| pomposity | noun n | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| pretension | noun n | |||||
noun • a false or unsupportable quality • the advancing of a claim • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| smugness | noun n | |||||
noun • an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction | ||||||
| snobbery | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of condescending to those of lower social status | ||||||
| superiority | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being superior • the quality of being at a competitive advantage • displaying a sense of being better than others • the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | ||||||
| vanity | noun n | |||||
noun • feelings of excessive pride • the quality of being valueless or futile • the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride • low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup | ||||||
| ego | noun n | |||||
noun • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others • your consciousness of your own identity • (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind | ||||||
| swelled head | noun n | |||||
noun • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance | ||||||