Egotism synonyms and antonyms

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egoism
(Ethics) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest.
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arrogance
The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.
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vainglory
Extreme self-pride and boastfulness; excessive and ostentatious vanity
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overconfidence
An excessive degree of confidence
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assurance
The definition of assurance is an affirmation and commitment.
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self-love
The instinct or desire to promote one's own well-being; regard for or love of one's self.
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narcissism
Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
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self-confidence
Confidence in oneself, one's own abilities, etc.
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self-glorification
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self-conceit
Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments; vanity.
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self-assertion
The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
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self-esteem
Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
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self-applause
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elation
Elation is defined as a feeling of great happiness or joy.
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presumption
(Law) The inference that a fact exists, based on the proved existence of other facts
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self-worship
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insolence
Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.
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immodesty
The state of being immodest
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self-regard
Self-respect.
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haughtiness
The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
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ostentation
Showy display, as of wealth or knowledge; pretentiousness
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boastfulness
The characteristic of being boastful.
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misanthropy
Hatred or distrust of people in general
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egocentricity
The quality of being egocentric
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egomania
Abnormally excessive egotism
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humility (antonym)
The definition of humility is the quality or act of being humble.
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modesty (antonym)
Modesty is defined as the act of showing reserve in behavior or clothes.
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meekness (antonym)
The quality of being meek
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pride (related)
(Often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
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self-importance
Excessively high regard for one's own importance or station; conceit.
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bighead
(Colloquial, especially used by children) A person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person.
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bigheadedness
An exaggerated belief in one's own importance
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swelled head
An unduly high opinion of oneself.
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amour-propre
Self-esteem
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conceit
Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
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ego
(Psychology, Freudian) the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings
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vainness
The property of being vain.
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vanity
Emptiness.
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ego trip
Self-aggrandizement; an act undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
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selfishness (related)
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childishness (related)
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vindictiveness (related)
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self-indulgence (related)
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avarice (related)
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indolence (related)
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malevolence (related)
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obstinacy (related)
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fatalism (related)
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self-righteousness (related)
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  • Henry's egotism was profound, and personal motives underlay his public action.

  • But even in this crowning triumph the cramping egotism of his nature - a mental vice which now grew on him rapidly - fatally narrowed his outlook and led him to commit an irretrievable blunder.

  • His character, notwithstanding the egotism by which it was disfigured, had an amiable and engaging side.

  • The saving salt of Elizabeth's character, with all its wellnigh incredible mixture of heroism and egotism, meanness and magnificence, was simply this, that, overmuch as she loved herself, she did yet love England better.

  • To a man of Johnson's strong understanding and irritable temper, the silly egotism and adulation of Boswell must have been as teasing as the constant buzz of a fly.

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