conceiting

present participle of conceit, chiefly dialect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceiting
Verb
  • Only during the last 12 or 13 months did the team really start imagining ways to bring the phrase to life.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And for a genre that has spent decades imagining women’s unsatisfied desires as a threat, that opens up some interesting possibilities.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If this sort of shotgun approach to local targeting is a relatively unfamiliar phenomenon in political circles, football fans have long grown used to seeing ads for things that are essentially irrelevant to their own interests.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, resilient optimism begins with seeing the problem clearly.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In early 1976, Sidney Gibson tried at least twice to make the balloon a centerpiece of a small summer fair, envisioning thousands of people coming to marvel at and ride in the balloon.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In an effort to offer something new — and help secure its permanence — the duo are ramping up Cole’s’ culinary offerings, envisioning a return to the kind of dining that might draw guests downtown.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • With the country rebuilding after an earthquake and going through its first democratic handover of power, Wen starts picturing a life beyond his hometown.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bart cries wolf the morning after dreaming about dying in a bus crash, but no one believes him.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But on Thursday night, Musk showed that there are advantages to dreaming big.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Conceiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceiting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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