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
In Iraq, our arrogance of power led us to start a war that ended up costing hundreds of thousands of lives (mostly those of Iraqis) and perhaps $3 trillion — and ultimately benefited Iran.
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Adam McKay’s toxically smug dissection of Dick Cheney fails to take the full measure of this monstrous vice-president, but even so, Bale taps into something elemental about the man’s arrogance and domineering personality.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Adam McKay’s toxically smug dissection of Dick Cheney fails to take the full measure of this monstrous vice-president, but even so, Bale taps into something elemental about the man’s arrogance and domineering personality.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogance
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This need to demonstrate moral superiority vis-à-vis their neighbors necessarily makes much of leftism performative in nature, dedicated to signaling both contempt for deplorables and membership in an enlightened tribe.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Overcoming prolonged delays and technical challenges, the US Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon is approaching its first operational deployment, marking a key milestone in the race for hypersonic superiority.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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For Marco Rubio, disdain of the Cuban government was practically a birthright.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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The myth of the welfare queen emerged around this time, and it was used to propel a public disdain for those who were dependent on public assistance.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Wasn’t going to have a bad attitude, wasn’t not going to be committed and believing.—
Susan Miller Degnan,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Anne-Laure Vandeputte brought that attitude and strength to the project, as well as a subtle vulnerability, and Jolan and her worked very well together.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Nov. 2025
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However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The house did not have a European or East Coast seriousness, but rather a Californian dimension rooted in casualness, improvisation, and lack of pretension.—
Rem Koolhaas,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Traditionally, Oscars hosts have been at their best when puncturing the pretensions of the stars in attendance, but for the most part, host Conan O’Brien bought into their sense of their own righteousness.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Aggie is appalled at Nile’s presumptuousness, his entitlement.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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