as in superiority
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
in his arrogance the president of the club made all the arrangements for the annual banquet without consulting the members
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Recent Examples of arrogance
What attracted people in from the mid-nineties through 2011, when Giant Robot published its final issue, was its mixture of arrogance—the sense that it was made by people with a strident sense of taste—but also curiosity.
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
There’s a bit of commentary here about the arrogance of Americans dictating Middle East policy from afar, but the ins and outs of the mission take precedence.
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—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
In leadership, this might show up as a flip from certainty to curiosity, from knowing to creativity or from arrogance to sincere listening.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This can help alleviate concerns about potential arrogance or difficulty in adjusting to team dynamics.
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—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
There’s a bit of commentary here about the arrogance of Americans dictating Middle East policy from afar, but the ins and outs of the mission take precedence.
20.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
In leadership, this might show up as a flip from certainty to curiosity, from knowing to creativity or from arrogance to sincere listening.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This can help alleviate concerns about potential arrogance or difficulty in adjusting to team dynamics.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for arrogance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogance
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Vegetables too to some extent, although the jury seems in on the superiority of roasted root vegetables with their crispy, caramelized edges.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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Russian troops have been leveraging their numerical superiority to intensify pressure on Ukrainian defenses.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has expressed disdain for EVs and is expected to remove the $7,500 federal tax credit that has helped spur EV adoption to date.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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Numerous movie lovers on X expressed their disdain for having phones out during screenings and called on theaters to do more to enforce their phone rules and curb disruptions.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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These limits are not part of the formal policy but are shaped by the workplace environment, including the behavior and attitudes of leaders and colleagues.Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The clash of timing musically mirrors the combative attitudes and conflicting agendas of the various factions within the College of Cardinals.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Dec. 2024
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To arrive at this integration, however, he must be stripped, like Voss, of his own pretensions and the schisms within his self.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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Know your audience, an excitable kind of reader informs the author of a piece that fails to flatter his pretensions or reinforce her most uncharitable assumptions about her political opponents.Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Arrogance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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