Synonyms of hubris

hubris

noun

as in arrogance

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

His failure was brought on by his hubris.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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