Arrogance and Modesty

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Arrogance noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.

Usage example: in his arrogance the president of the club made all the arrangements for the annual banquet without consulting the members

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Nearby Words: arrogant, arrogate, arrogantly, arrogating

Modesty noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.

Usage example: his natural modesty makes him reluctant to run for public office

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Arrogance is an antonym for modesty in topics: reserve, shyness.

Nearby Words: modest, moderation, modestly, Modesta

human	human arrogance	human modesty
typical	typical arrogance	typical modesty
natural	natural arrogance	natural modesty
simple	simple arrogance	simple modesty
Other adjectives: personal, general, cultural.

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