Superiority
Superiority noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair
Vaingloriousness and superiority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vaingloriousness" instead a noun "Superiority".
Nearby Words: superior, superiorly
Vaingloriousness
Vaingloriousness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: a tiresome vaingloriousness that manifested itself in the old general's incessant boasting about his battlefield victories
Superiority and vaingloriousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Superiority" instead a noun "Vaingloriousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- condescension and superiority
- condescension and vaingloriousness
- conceit and superiority
- conceit and vaingloriousness
- loftiness and superiority
- loftiness and vaingloriousness
- pride and superiority
- pride and vaingloriousness
- consequence and superiority
- consequence and vaingloriousness
- disdain and superiority
- disdain and vaingloriousness
- egotism and superiority
- egotism and vaingloriousness
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Vaingloriousness and Superiority. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/superiority/vaingloriousness
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Vaingloriousness or Superiority. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/superiority/vaingloriousness.
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