Synonyms of hubris

hubris

noun

as in vanity

formal + literary an excessive or foolish amount of belief in oneself or one's own abilities

His failure was brought on by his hubris.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hubris

This isn't to say America doesn't have problems, or that both political parties aren't far too polarized – but this kind of negativity reeks of ignorance and hubris. — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Like many great works of American literature, the book is an unflinching portrait of a seemingly happy family held together by hubris and fear of change. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Or at least movies about soccer can, engaging with themes of race and gender, ego, hubris, economics, politics, fandom, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat — as well as, of course, unadulterated athleticism. — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 21 June 2026

There was no kind of ego or hubris, and the thing that struck me was his humor and his decency, and also his passion. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

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