Synonyms of pomposity

pomposity

noun

päm-ˈpä-sə-tē 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of pomposity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As established in Paddington 2, King brings out something special in Grant, somehow coaxing a unique blend of Grant’s rom-com befuddlement and pomposity into a vanity-free sense of abandon. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023

Comics can garner applause and earn street cred for letting some air out of the pomposity of these events. —Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024

All this pomposity, yet it’s come to be known many ’70s hip-hop OGs actually looked down on freestyling as a show of unpreparedness. —Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023

Despite an appealing performance by Victor Alli as Jim, who assays a difficult line between kindness and pomposity as a possible suitor to Tom’s sister, Herrin’s decision to play their lengthy tete-a tete by candlelight threatens to extinguish the drama entirely. —Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022