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
Vanity and superiority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vanity" instead a noun "Superiority".
Nearby Words: superior, superiorly
Vanity
Vanity noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others
Superiority and vanity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Superiority" instead a noun "Vanity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- condescension and superiority
- condescension and vanity
- conceit and superiority
- conceit and vanity
- loftiness and superiority
- loftiness and vanity
- pride and superiority
- pride and vanity
- disdain and superiority
- disdain and vanity
- egotism and superiority
- egotism and vanity
- arrogance and superiority
- arrogance and vanity
How words are described
| human | human superiority | human vanity |
| physical | physical superiority | physical vanity |
| current | current superiority | current vanity |
| sheer | sheer superiority | sheer vanity |
| Other adjectives: deep, superficial, intellectual, male, massive, incredible, general, apparent, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Cynicism is pretty debatable.As Étienne organises a mass strike, he finds himself enjoying power and knowledge which he feels are above his class, and struggles with his vanity and superiority.
Source: Literature / Germinal - The foolish vanity of wishing to appear in print, instead of being counterbalanced by any consciousness of the intellectual or moral derogation implied in futile authorship, seems to be encouraged by the extremely false impression that to write at all is a proof of superiority in a woman.
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Vanity and Superiority. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/superiority/vanity
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Vanity or Superiority. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/superiority/vanity.
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