Conceit
Conceit noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: even though her novels are enormously popular, the writer is more prone to insecurity than to conceit
Self-congratulation and conceit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-congratulation" instead a noun "Conceit".
Self-congratulation
Self-congratulation noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: the air of self-congratulation that pervades the songwriter's memoirs
Conceit and self-congratulation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conceit" instead a noun phrase "Self-congratulation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pride and conceit
- pride and self-congratulation
- self-esteem and conceit
- self-esteem and self-congratulation
- self-love and conceit
- self-love and self-congratulation
- egotism and conceit
- egotism and self-congratulation
- vainglory and conceit
- vainglory and self-congratulation
- vanity and conceit
- vanity and self-congratulation
- arrogance and conceit
- arrogance and self-congratulation
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Self-congratulation and Conceit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conceit/self-congratulation
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