Thesaurus:arrogance

Thesaurus

arrogance

English

Noun

Sense: a manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, dignity, or estimation

Synonyms

• bluster
• cockiness
• conceit
• disdain
• douchebaggery
• egotism
• grandiosity
• haughtiness
• hauteur
• hubris
• lordliness
• narcissism
• ostentation
• overbearance
• pomposity
• presumption (dated)
• pretention
• pride    [⇒ thesaurus]
• self-assumption
• self-importance
• self-love
• self-pride
• snobbery
• swagger
• vanity
• vainglory

Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• passivity
• servility

Hypernyms

• pride    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:braggart
• Thesaurus:arrogant (adjective)
• Thesaurus:cheeky

Further reading

• Wiktionary:Roget Thesaurus Classification

  Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers

  Section II. Personal Affections

  5. Extrinsic Affections

  878. “pride” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

  885. “insolence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

• “arrogance” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.