Synonyms of vainglory

vainglory

noun

ˈvān-ˌglȯr-ē 

as in vanity

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

the vainglory that nations have historically shown after they have achieved military supremacy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vainglory

The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance. — Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023

That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023

Cuevas excels at spotlighting vainglory, and there’s plenty to go around here. — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023

For all his vainglory, Mitchell was onto something in betting on a race as an aeronautical showcase. — Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022

The best reason to pursue anarchism, to walk that line between chaos and the man, is that none of us is free from greed or vainglory. — Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022

Behind closed doors, people are nervously voicing that the annual grandstanding on stage has shifted too much towards vainglory, rather than progress against staggering challenges. — Charles Beames, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021