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
This was the arrogance of it… my notes were grammar and diction.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Payton’s demeanor blurs between arrogance and confidence.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Payton’s demeanor blurs between arrogance and confidence.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogance
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Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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The dominant view in Washington argues for peace through strength, that only clear military superiority can deter China’s ambitions to subsume Taiwan and exert dominance across the Indo-Pacific.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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The disdain for umbrellas is a newer phenomenon, noted third-generation Seattleite Tina Riss Christiansen.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Widespread support for Mangione – based on his appearance and coupled with a disdain for corporate executives – is a dangerous precedent to set given its ramifications on jury nullification.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to statistics like these, America’s attitude toward higher education is undergoing a major shift.Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sheryl Lee Ralph credits her youthful appearance to a positive attitude and taking care of herself.Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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There were no pretensions of showmanship, no displays of braggadocio — just the hollow ringing of palms on goatskin.Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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The car comes equipped with the standard sensor suite for cars with pretensions to urban autonomy: lidars on the roof and around the front bumper, and radar and cameras just about everywhere else.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2016
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“Arrogance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogance. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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