SELF-IMPORTANCE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word self-importance. (close relations)
self-important
Best Alternative Words for SELF-IMPORTANCE
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egotism | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others | ||||||||
arrogance | nounn | |||||||
noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||||||||
boastfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • outspoken conceit | ||||||||
conceit | nounn | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||||||||
hubris | nounn | |||||||
noun • overbearing pride or presumption | ||||||||
loftiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being high or lofty • impressiveness in scale or proportion | ||||||||
narcissism | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself | ||||||||
pomposity | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
pretension | nounn | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction | ||||||||
snobbery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of condescending to those of lower social status | ||||||||
superiority | nounn | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others • your consciousness of your own identity • (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind | ||||||||
swelled head | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance |