swellheadedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swellheadedness
Noun
  • Allocate your capital with clarity; don’t overspend on vanity or under-invest in traction.
    Swami Kakarla, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • That there is impotence and cancer and infidelity and vanity and loss.
    Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In the episode, scenes at the White House show a long line of guests, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, lining up to meet with Trump and inflate his ego by presenting him with a gift, heaping him with over-the-top praise, and reassuring him about his physical endowment.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Exceptional Restaurants from Culinary Icons Peerless gastronomy is a cornerstone of Italian culture–a perennial point of pride that Forte Village champions with one of the most dynamic and diverse culinary landscapes in luxury hospitality.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Long-time spots thanked their customers and strode into the sunset with more than a little pride, knowing that 10 years or more is an eternity in restaurant terms.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And still, most new brands enter with a kind of hopeful arrogance, as if a good idea and some nice branding are enough to push past gravity.
    Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a certain kind of arrogance that doesn’t yell or pound its chest.
    Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Swellheadedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swellheadedness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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