Synonyms of pompousness

pompousness

noun

1

as in arrogance

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

offended by the pompousness of the minor official

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

the pompousness of the self-made billionaire was evident in the gaudy mansion he built for himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pompousness

Any claim for Swift’s genius should reckon with her lapses into imprecision and pompousness. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025