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 As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact. —

Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 In Polis’ case, so does arrogance. —

Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 As a counterweight to the headmasterly arrogance of the NSFC, Thompson makes a fair point with a fabulous split-screen montage showing how the radical new wave of independent filmmaking coming out of America in 1970 made Ryan’s Daughter seem hopelessly antiquated. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 In Polis’ case, so does arrogance. —

Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrogance

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Noun

In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026