Synonyms of vainness

vainness

noun

as in vanity

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

the vexing vainness that seemed to fill every page of his memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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