ARROGANCE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

arrogance

noun

ˈer-ə-gən(t)s

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 Listen to Martyr Khamenei's words on why Islamic governments and nations must stand united and fight the US arrogance in the region. —

Steven Stalinsky, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Money and jealousy are the root of the play’s evils, with more deadly sins released in a world of posh, uppity arrogance. —

David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 In a study with 355 participants, the authors narrowed their list to 16 warning signs that predicted violence that occurred within six months — many of them having to do with entitlement, arrogance, control and emotional immaturity. —

Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026 The same arrogance has infected the political sphere. —

Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrogance

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Critics accused American Eagle and Sweeney of creating an ad that implied that white people from a European background have genetic superiority over everyone else.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
They have been used so often, the labels have worked to beguile the Democratic base into accepting that Republicans really are evil, that all the hyperbolic language is true and that progressives should be proud of their moral and intellectual superiority.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026