POMPOSITY Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

pomposity

noun

päm-ˈpä-sə-tē

as in arrogance

an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims restaurant reviews that are written with a pomposity that will leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth

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as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements his over-the-top trophy mansion should give you some idea of his pomposity

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Recent Examples of pomposity Right now, his focus is on doing eight shows a week, while injecting a Big Easy swing to the Major General’s pomposity. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025 His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family. —

Jim McKairnes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 Lacking the pop cultural connection of Vox Lux, The Brutalist’s pomposity becomes unrelatable, if not repugnant. —

Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025 Lowden acknowledges River’s aristocratic pomposity but also sees in the character a genuine care for his colleagues and family, particularly his devotion to his aging grandfather. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pomposity

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Noun

While their energies differ, nearly all of them share the same basic drives (money, power, status) and the same fundamental flaws (greed, arrogance, selfishness).

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.

— Paul Sanchez Ruiz, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026