Synonyms of superciliousness

superciliousness

noun

as in arrogance

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

can't bear the superciliousness of her cousin, who lives in New York City and thinks everybody in Tennessee is a hick

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of superciliousness

However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness. — Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025