SELF-CONCEIT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

self-conceit

noun

ˌself-kən-ˈsēt

Definition of self-conceit

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements the movie star became a victim of her own self-conceit, having deluded herself into believing that she was as great as her press agent said she was

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Recent Examples of self-conceit The original 1877 building has grown not just to house the museum’s burgeoning collections and encompass its expanding role as an educator, entertainer and research institution, but to project an evolving sense of science’s self-conceit. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 4 May 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conceit

Noun

This, in turn, resulted in a bathroom remodel because the entire two-sink vanity needed to be replaced.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Leo is the hype friend of the zodiac, encouraging us to be proud and confident in ourselves — not from a place of vanity but from genuine self-respect.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanity

Noun

But what really interested us with this movie was trying to understand the humanity and searching for and exploring the love and the loyalty to characters to have a dialogue with an audience and not do it for the sake of ego or shock.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
In a day when outsized egos rule the sports landscape, Harvey is humble, upbeat and engaging.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026