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
• complacence
• vainness
• self-love
• assurance
• self-confidence
• self-assurance
• swelled head
• amour propre
• self-congratulation
• self-righteousness
• selfishness
• 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
• self-centeredness
• pretension
• 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

Jacquis declares that his talent is hubris and arm-wrestles Ify. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Today, the pitchforks are out, and who else better represents the hubris and greed of late-stage capitalism? — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Over the course of Gulliver’s four voyages to fantastical lands, Swift gives the reader wild and varied depictions of political corruption and human hubris. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Use of computer modeling Building a jet meant to defy decades of acoustic limits requires equal parts hubris and hyper-precise computer modeling. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

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