grandiosity

noun

Definition of grandiositynext
as in affectation
the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case I'd rather be thought of as a person with simple integrity, not a person given to grandiosity and exaggeration

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandiosity
  1. affectation
  2. arrogance
  3. pretension
  4. vanity
  5. pretense
Noun
  • According to Schrader, the key to Leonard Fife was simply stripping away all of Gere’s own mannerisms and affectations.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Whereas past leading musical ladies have tried to contour their character to their own personality (consider, perhaps, when Emma Watson made sure Belle was wearing boots and not heels), Grande has taken Glinda’s affectations as her own.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of affectation
Noun
  • 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
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pretension
Noun
  • Here, garland drapes over each medicine cabinet and fills a small bowl on the vanity top, adding punches of color and festivity without being too literal.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The bathroom itself looks a lot like its counterpart and has a shower, a small vanity sink, and a flushing toilet, as well as some more storage.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • Under the pretense of protecting her family, Emilia sends her wife, Jessi (Gomez), and their children to Switzerland.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When Avril moves in with a woman, resorting for a while to the pretense of separate bedrooms, this upheaval in their lives is barely mentioned.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of pretense
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grandiosity

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“Grandiosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandiosity. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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