Masterfulness
Masterfulness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: the shameless masterfulness that invested his every move was positively galling to his colleagues
Pretension and masterfulness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretension" instead a noun "Masterfulness".
Pretension
Pretension noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: a woman full of pretension and pompousness
Masterfulness and pretension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Masterfulness" instead a noun "Pretension".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and masterfulness
- conceit and pretension
- loftiness and masterfulness
- loftiness and pretension
- assumption and masterfulness
- assumption and pretension
- pride and masterfulness
- pride and pretension
- superiority and masterfulness
- superiority and pretension
- swagger and masterfulness
- swagger and pretension
- vainglory and masterfulness
- vainglory and pretension
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