Condescension
Condescension noun - The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior.
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Synonyms for Condescension
Vanity and condescension are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vanity" instead a noun "Condescension".
Vanity
Vanity noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Condescension and vanity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Condescension" instead a noun "Vanity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and condescension
- conceit and vanity
- loftiness and condescension
- loftiness and vanity
- pride and condescension
- pride and vanity
- pretension and condescension
- pretension and vanity
- disdain and condescension
- disdain and vanity
- egotism and condescension
- egotism and vanity
- narcissism and condescension
- narcissism and vanity
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Her vanity, conceit, and condescension towards everyone less beautiful and/or powerful than herself are all on full display as she begins her quest to rule Sunnydale High.
Source: The Fighting Narcissist
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Vanity and Condescension. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/condescension/vanity
Condescension & Vanity. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/condescension/vanity>.
Vanity or Condescension. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/condescension/vanity.
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