| Main Entry: | arrogance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exaggerated self-opinion |
Synonyms: |
airs, aloofness, audacity, bluster, braggadocio, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, conceit, conceitedness, contemptuousness, crust, disdain, disdainfulness, ego, egotism, gall, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, hubris, imperiousness, insolence, loftiness, nerve, ostentation, overbearance, pomposity, pompousness, presumption, pretension, pretentiousness, pride, priggishness, scornfulness, self-importance, self-love, smugness, superciliousness, swagger, vanity |
Antonyms: |
humility, meekness, servility |
| Main Entry: | airs |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affectation; pretended behavior |
Synonyms: |
affectedness, arrogance, false front, front, haughtiness, hauteur, mannerism, ostentation, pomposity, pose, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, put-on, show, superciliousness |
Antonyms: |
personality, realness, truthfulness |
| Main Entry: | assurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidence |
Synonyms: |
aggressiveness, aplomb, arrogance, assuredness, audacity, boldness, bravery, certainty, certitude, conviction, coolness, courage, effrontery, faith, firmness, impudence, nerve, poise, positiveness, presumption, security, self-confidence, self-reliance, sureness, surety, temerity, trust |
Antonyms: |
confusion, distrust, doubt, fear, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, uncertainty |
| Main Entry: | chutzpah |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fearlessness |
Synonyms: |
arrogance, audacity, backbone*, balls, boldness, brass, gall, nerve, spine |
| Main Entry: | conceit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | egotism |
Synonyms: |
amour-propre, arrogance, complacence, complacency, consequence, immodesty, narcissism, outrecuidance, pomposity, pride, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-exaltation, self-importance, self-love, self-regard, smugness, snottiness, stuffiness, swagger, swelled head, vainglory, vainness, vanity |
Antonyms: |
humility, meekness, modesty, self-consciousness, shyness, timidity, unself-confidence |
| Main Entry: | disdain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hate; indifference |
Synonyms: |
antipathy, arrogance, aversion, contempt, contumely, derision, despisal, despisement, despite, dislike, disparagement, hatred, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, pride, ridicule, scorn, sneering, snobbishness, superbity, superciliousness |
| Notes: | contempt is a more engaged, more involved feeling of disapproval than disdain |
Antonyms: |
admiration, esteem, favor, like, love, praise, respect |
| Main Entry: | effrontery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, boldness |
Synonyms: |
arrogance, assurance, audacity, backtalk, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, crust, disrespect, face, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, self-assurance, self-confidence, shamelessness, smart talk, temerity |
Antonyms: |
manners, modesty, shame, shyness |
| Main Entry: | egoism/egotism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self-centeredness |
Synonyms: |
arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation with self, presumption, pride, self-absorption, self-admiration, self-confidence, self-importance, self-interest, self-love, self-possession, self-regard, self-worship, selfishness, superiority, swellheadedness, vainglory, vanity, vaunting |
Antonyms: |
altruism, humility, selflessness |
| Main Entry: | gall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, brashness |
Synonyms: |
acrimony, animosity, arrogance, bitterness, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, conceit, confidence, crust cynicism, effrontery, guts*, haughtiness, hostility, impertinence, impudence, insolence, malevolence, malice, overbearance, pomposity, presumption, rancor, sauciness, self-importance, spite, venom |
Antonyms: |
modesty, reservations, shyness |
| Main Entry: | haughtiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | air of supremacy |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, arrogance, conceit, contempt, contemptuousness, disdain, disdainfulness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, pomposity, pride, snobbishness, superbity, superciliousness |
Antonyms: |
humility, meekness |