Synonyms of conceit

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noun

kən-ˈsēt 

1

as in metaphor

an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something

the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• metaphor
• analogy
• figure of speech
• device
• simile
• euphemism
• circumlocution
• code word
• catachresis
• dead metaphor
• crank
• mixed metaphor

2

as in illusion

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality

his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illusion
• dream
• fantasy
• daydream
• vision
• delusion
• idea
• unreality
• chimera
• hallucination
• phantasm
• pipe dream
• castle in the air
• castle in Spain
• nightmare
• mirage
• figment
• imaging
• nonentity
• fiction
• fancy
• concoction
• fabrication
• visualization
• ignis fatuus
• brainchild
• fable
• utopia
• cloudland
• invention
• will-o'-the-wisp
• cloud-cuckoo-land
• envisaging
• Shangri-la
• daymare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• reality
• actuality

3

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

even though her novels are enormously popular, the writer is more prone to humility than to conceit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vanity
• ego
• pridefulness
• pride
• arrogance
• smugness
• egotism
• complacency
• self-conceit
• vainglory
• conceitedness
• pomposity
• self-satisfaction
• self-importance
• vainness
• pompousness
• self-love
• superiority
• complacence
• confidence
• self-congratulation
• self-opinion
• amour propre
• self-admiration
• vaingloriousness
• bighead
• self-glory
• swelled head
• assurance
• self-esteem
• self-assumption
• hubris
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• self-assurance
• selfishness
• self-confidence
• snobbishness
• self-righteousness
• imperiousness
• overconfidence
• presumption
• swellheadedness
• egoism
• self-assertion
• disdainfulness
• pretension
• lordliness
• pretense
• pretentiousness
• self-respect
• self-pride
• self-centeredness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• diffidence
• humbleness
• altruism
• unselfishness
• timidity
• self-doubt
• shyness
• bashfulness
• passivity
• self-loathing
• demureness
• self-disgust
• self-hate
• passiveness
• timidness

conceit

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verb

chiefly dialect

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of

after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagine
• envision
• see
• picture
• dream
• fantasy
• vision
• feature
• fancy
• conceive
• fantasize
• visualize
• image
• envisage
• contemplate
• conjure (up)
• plan
• daydream
• ideate
• muse
• reflect
• ponder
• project
• ruminate
• concoct
• foresee
• invent
• relive
• manufacture
• hallucinate
• meditate
• reminisce
• make up
• stargaze
• prefigure
• fabricate
• re-create

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conceit

Noun

Even if Della Francesca was an early Renaissance master rather than a neoclassicist, McGirr’s conceit sparked a certain curiosity. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

There’s this funny conceit that all the people in Slough House are a bit of screwups, but the show also gets very emotional and suspenseful, and the stakes are often very high. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Here, Boucheron wisely resisted overworking the conceit, letting the garden provide the backdrop. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

But the conceit, coupled with an expert but low-key approach to service, works beautifully. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026