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SELF-IMPORTANCE Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word self-importance. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word self-importance. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For SELF-IMPORTANCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for self-importance, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
conceit conceitedness pride pridefulness vanity

Alternatives for EGOTISM

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