smugness Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- egotism
- self-love
- vainglory
- vainness
- conceit
- conceitedness
- self-glory
- pomposity
- superiority
- self-conceit
- self-admiration
- self-importance
- swelled-head
- self-opinion
- bighead
- assurance
- amour-propre
- vaingloriousness
- complacence
- confidence
- self-esteem
- pompousness
- self-congratulation
Weak:
- pretense
- selfishness
- self-confidence
- pretension
- overconfidence
- pretence
- swellheadedness
- presumption
- self-centeredness
- pretentiousness
- self-righteousness
- superciliousness
- haughtiness
- self-assertion
- self-assumption
- self-respect
- self-assurance
- snobbishness
- lordliness
- disdainfulness
- self-pride
- hubris
- imperiousness
- egoism
Strongest:
Strong:
- self-doubt
- bashfulness
- altruism
- bashfulness
- shyness
- self-doubt
- altruism
- unselfishness
- timidity
- unselfishness
- shyness
- timidity
Weak:
smugness Meaning
smugness (n)
an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
smugness Sentence Examples
- Emily's smugness was palpable as she gazed down at her defeated opponent.
- The smug expression on the salesman's face grated on my nerves.
- Samuel's smugness stems from a deeply ingrained sense of superiority.
- The CEO's smug response to criticism only further alienated his employees.
- The victory parade was marred by the smugness of the winning team.
- The smugness of the bullies made them easy targets for retaliation.
- The professor's smugness overshadowed his genuine knowledge.
- Samantha's smugness was a defense mechanism to conceal her insecurities.
- The smugness of politicians can erode public trust.
- The smugness with which the government handled the crisis was infuriating.
FAQs About the word smugness
an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
pride, ego, self-satisfaction,vanity, complacency, pridefulness, arrogance, egotism, self-love, vainglory
humility, humbleness, modesty, humbleness, diffidence, modesty, diffidence,humility, self-doubt, bashfulness
Emily's smugness was palpable as she gazed down at her defeated opponent.
The smug expression on the salesman's face grated on my nerves.
Samuel's smugness stems from a deeply ingrained sense of superiority.
The CEO's smug response to criticism only further alienated his employees.
