self-conceit (Meaning)
self-conceit (n.)
Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.
Synonyms & Antonyms of self-conceit
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- swellheadedness
- self-righteousness
- self-pride
- self-assurance
- self-assertion
- presumption
- lordliness
- self-respect
- assurance
- swelled head
- vaingloriousness
- self-assumption
- pretentiousness
- egoism
- pretension
- pretense
- pretence
- self-confidence
- superciliousness
- self-centeredness
- hubris
- disdainfulness
- haughtiness
- imperiousness
- selfishness
- overconfidence
- snobbishness
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self-conceit Sentence Examples
- His arrogance and self-conceit alienated him from potential allies.
- She had an inflated sense of self-conceit, believing she was the most capable person in the room.
- The team's victory only fueled their already high level of self-conceit.
- The boss's self-conceit prevented him from acknowledging his own shortcomings.
- The student's self-conceit led him to dismiss the help of a tutor.
- The politician's self-conceit made him blind to the flaws in his policies.
- The celebrity's self-conceit made him believe he was above the law.
- The artist's self-conceit manifested itself in his overly confident brushstrokes.
- The billionaire's self-conceit blinded him to the suffering of those less fortunate.
- The dictator's self-conceit ultimately led to his downfall.
FAQs About the word self-conceit
Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.
vanity, arrogance, ego, pridefulness, pride, vainness, confidence, self-importance,vainglory, bighead
diffidence, modesty, humility, humbleness, humbleness, modesty,humility, diffidence, shyness, self-doubt
His arrogance and self-conceit alienated him from potential allies.
She had an inflated sense of self-conceit, believing she was the most capable person in the room.
The team's victory only fueled their already high level of self-conceit.
The boss's self-conceit prevented him from acknowledging his own shortcomings.
