SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
conceited
adjective
Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability or importance.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Excessively self-admiring
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Usage distinction
Return to topPompous describes an inflated manner; conceited concerns an exaggerated opinion of oneself.
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See conceited in use
His conceited introduction praised his own accomplishments while ignoring his colleagues.
In a small design collective, one member sounded conceited when he declared that nobody else could understand a logo as well as he could.
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