Synonyms of imperiousness

imperiousness

noun

as in arrogance

an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims

the imperiousness of that fashion designer irritates everyone around her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogance
• superiority
• disdain
• attitude
• hauteur
• superciliousness
• haughtiness
• peremptoriness
• pompousness
• presumptuousness
• masterfulness
• loftiness
• pomposity
• lordliness
• pretension
• self-importance
• consequence
• assumption
• pretense
• pridefulness
• huffiness
• high horse
• bumptiousness
• pretentiousness
• dominance
• toploftiness
• vanity
• self-consequence
• high-handedness
• pride
• condescension
• bossiness
• snobbishness
• snootiness
• authoritativeness
• snobbery
• scorn
• snobbism
• bravado
• boastfulness
• smugness
• cheekiness
• impudence
• sauciness
• inflation
• self-assertion
• swagger
• cockiness
• vainglory
• triumphalism
• impertinence
• egoism
• chest-thumping
• self-complacency
• egotism
• side
• self-satisfaction
• self-conceit
• self-opinion
• brag
• self-centeredness
• braggadocio
• self-contentment
• complacence
• vaingloriousness
• self-content
• bowwow
• bombast
• strut
• cheek
• conceit
• swelled head
• superiority complex
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• unpretentiousness
• bashfulness
• shyness
• demureness
• timidity
• diffidence
• passivity
• submissiveness
• meekness
• self-doubt
• passiveness
• unassumingness
• lowliness
• timidness
• quietness
• self-distrust
• reserve
• retiringness
• reservedness
• mousiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imperiousness

Moreno operated with an imperiousness toward both low-level employees and influential stakeholders. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

There’s something touching about her imperiousness, a regal vulnerability that shines through even in her romantic interaction with Dussie Mae (CJ Obilom), whom Levee has his predatory eye on. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

The hysteria often comes with a fat dollop of Trumpian imperiousness, not requesting your engagement so much as demanding it. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025