Vain synonyms
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Having no basis in law because of the lack of sound legal arguments, facts, etc. or not brought to court in good faith
Having a cavity, gap, or space within:
Having no useful result; ineffectual:
Having an unfavorable outcome:
Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect:
Full of or due to unwarranted pride and self-importance; overbearing; haughty
(Archaic) Lofty; noble
Of little or no importance; insignificant; trifling
Not important; insignificant or petty.
Relatively worthless or unimportant; trivial; insignificant
Small in size or amount.
Vain; futile; pointless
Having no occupants; not being used:
Ineffective; futile.
egotistic (related)
Halting a disease process
Inclined to brag; boasting
Without benefit; useless
Indulging in unrealistic fancies; visionary
Overly self-assertive or self-confident.
Holding or characterized by an unduly high opinion of oneself; vain.
Intended to deceive; deceptive; false
Having the nature of a delusion; false:
Stating opinion in an assertive or arrogant manner
Caring only about oneself; selfish.
frustaneous
(Now Rare) Frustrated; baffled; defeated
hubristic
Displaying hubris (as a personality characteristic)
Not producing an intended effect; ineffectual:
Weak; lacking forcefulness
Unavailing, futile, or invalid:
(Obs.) Ready to serve; obliging
Characterized by or given to ostentation.
Excessive; immoderate:
Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules:
Characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self-important
Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious:
proud-as-a-peacock
(Simile) Extremely proud.
High-class; exclusive.
stuckup
Having little value or importance; trivial
Not availing; futile; ineffectual
Not providing satisfaction.
Unreal; visionary
Characterized by or exhibiting vainglory:
Existing only in the mind; not real; imaginary
Self-esteem
The state or quality of being arrogant; overbearing pride.
The tendency to be self-centered, or to consider only oneself and one's own interests; selfishness
An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit.
The presence of excessive gas in the digestive tract.
The state or quality of being hollow
hubris
Wanton insolence or arrogance resulting from excessive pride or from passion
(Archaic) The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.
otiosity
The quality of being pompous; ostentation; self-importance
Vain, ostentatious display:
Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceit.
modest (antonym)
shy (antonym)
Not producing crops or fruit; having little or no vegetation
Bringing in no profit or profits:
Having no purpose or reason; pointless; to no avail:
Lacking expression; blank:
Self-centered or selfish
Alternative spelling of big-headed.
Alternative spelling of stuck up.
Alternative form of swell-headed.
in-vain
thrive (related)
used (related)
full (related)
self-love (related)
Without sleeves
Having self-conceit; vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Producing gas in the stomach or intestines, as certain foods
possible (antonym)
Synonym Study
- Otiose applies to that which has no real purpose or function and is therefore useless or superfluous otiose remarks
- Empty and hollow are used of that which only appears to be genuine, sincere, worthwhile, etc. empty threats, hollow victories
- Idle refers to that which is baseless or worthless because it can never be realized idle hopes, idle talk
- Vain applies to that which has little or no real value, worth, or meaning vain studies, indulging in vain pleasures
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