MEGALOMANIACS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

megalomaniacs

noun

plural of megalomaniac

as in jerks

a person who believes that he or she has unlimited power or importance Their CEO is a real megalomaniac who feels she can partake in any luxury with the company's profits.

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Recent Examples of megalomaniacs The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

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Noun

That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026

Definition of jerks

Noun

This fuss-free pair has it all—plenty of color choices, comfy low heels, and a sleek, versatile design that will easily match any outfit, especially mini skirts and dresses.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
The decision comes on the heels of a trade deadline in which Pittsburgh, seeking to end a decade-long playoff drought, fortified its leaky bullpen with a series of moves, including acquiring prominent reliever Luke Weaver from the New York Mets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of heels

Noun

One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of clowns

Noun

Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of jokers

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