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

Classing all of nature calls for humility and hubris, and telling one from the other may be the taxonomist’s ultimate challenge. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Leaders who pretend to know exactly what will happen may look confident at first, but this quickly becomes hubris. — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 30 July 2026

Stage 1, hubris born of success, begins when leaders lose sight of — or in some cases, never correctly understood — why the flywheel worked. — Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Greed, hubris and a Steven Spielberg blockbuster ruined Atari and nearly tanked the home video game industry forever. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

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