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
Yet the movie has the clueless arrogance to present itself as a redemption narrative — not for the members of the Slauson Rec troupe, but for Shia LaBeouf.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
Opinion: America was gaslit by the arrogance of Joe Biden and his enablers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The arrogance of the IRS should shock the conscience of all Americans.
—Chuck Flint, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Conduct yourselves with passion but not abuse and arrogance.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for arrogance
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
Opinion: America was gaslit by the arrogance of Joe Biden and his enablers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The arrogance of the IRS should shock the conscience of all Americans.
—Chuck Flint, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
Conduct yourselves with passion but not abuse and arrogance.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for arrogance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogance
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Beijing’s military capabilities already surpass India’s, and given its lower defense burden—the ratio of military expenditures to GDP—China could expand its defense spending with fewer penalties to its economic growth compared with India while further widening its military superiority.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Dad, as fathers do, asserted his physical superiority.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Neighbors tended to agree in their disdain for the hostel-turned-shelter.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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Trump, however, ignored Musk’s disdain for Altman and made OpenAI a major player in Project Stargate, his effort to build out AI data and energy centers.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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Almost like a Draymond — not Draymond’s attitude, but the mentality.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Jamie Foxx reflected on his current attitude toward fame during a new interview.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 June 2025
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Venis, as the one who’s opened the Pandora’s box, is also a mirror version of OpenAI’s Sam Altman, minus Altman’s pretensions to caution.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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And often next to Ed, holding a single malt, there would be an unsmiling writer of great pretension looking down at you from a great height.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2025
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“Arrogance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogance. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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