as in superiority
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
in his arrogance the president of the club made all the arrangements for the annual banquet without consulting the members
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Recent Examples of arrogance
The series follows the fictional Holliday, a former star whose arrogance burned every bridge.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
All of these terms are used interchangeably to refer to projecting quiet confidence without arrogance.
—Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Democratic Party is in shambles because it has become consumed by leadership that wants to have cerebral debates over abstract concepts, and the Republican Party brand, vis-à-vis its own leadership, fails to appeal to greater masses because of its fascination with uninformed arrogance.
—Fabian Naranjo Gonzalez, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
All of these terms are used interchangeably to refer to projecting quiet confidence without arrogance.
—Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Democratic Party is in shambles because it has become consumed by leadership that wants to have cerebral debates over abstract concepts, and the Republican Party brand, vis-à-vis its own leadership, fails to appeal to greater masses because of its fascination with uninformed arrogance.
—Fabian Naranjo Gonzalez, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogance
Noun
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By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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But she is best remembered for Keeping Up Appearances and her role as Hyacinth Bucket, a working-class woman with pretensions of social superiority.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beauty’s campaign led by a comedian infamous for domestic violence jokes and disdain of a primarily female audience.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Scorsese and his light disdain for streamers’ homepage tiles was greeted with applause, and both Scorsese and Panahi, who ended their chat with a long hug on stage, were met with a standing ovation.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another source explained how Andrew and Anne differ in their attitudes as royals.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
12 Oct. 2025
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Levshunov’s attitude should help.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Journalism that explains things clearly, without pretension or jargon.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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But she is best remembered for Keeping Up Appearances and her role as Hyacinth Bucket, a working-class woman with pretensions of social superiority.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Optimistic Miami Dolphins fans — assuming there are any left right now; forgive the presumptuousness — could find a way to be (relatively) encouraged coming out of Thursday night’s game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Arrogance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogance. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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