Synonyms of vanity

vanity

noun

ˈva-nə-tē 

as in ego

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ego
• pridefulness
• pride
• arrogance
• vainness
• vainglory
• egotism
• smugness
• complacency
• self-love
• self-conceit
• self-satisfaction
• conceitedness
• pomposity
• conceit
• superiority
• self-importance
• self-admiration
• confidence
• swelled head
• self-glory
• pompousness
• complacence
• amour propre
• vaingloriousness
• self-opinion
• self-congratulation
• self-esteem
• assurance
• bighead
• selfishness
• swellheadedness
• haughtiness
• hubris
• self-confidence
• self-assumption
• self-righteousness
• self-assurance
• pretence
• snobbishness
• egoism
• imperiousness
• superciliousness
• lordliness
• self-assertion
• overconfidence
• presumption
• disdainfulness
• pretension
• pretense
• self-pride
• self-respect
• self-centeredness
• pretentiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• humbleness
• diffidence
• altruism
• timidity
• unselfishness
• self-doubt
• bashfulness
• shyness
• self-loathing
• passivity
• self-hate
• self-disgust
• demureness
• passiveness
• timidness

Examples of vanity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anthropologie Glass Trinket Box Anthropologie Glass Trinket Box Add this trinket box to your vanity for less today. —Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024

In most actors’ hands, Andy would be a silly character, particularly given the layers of makeup and prosthetics that go into capturing his youth-chasing vanity. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024

My old vanity mirror at home was really large and took up a lot of space in my apartment, but this one is super easy to store in my drawer. —Carly Totten, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024

Soon, the dressing tables took on the appearance of an oversized bathroom vanity, covered in tubes, sprays, bottles, compacts, and palettes. —Caroline Tien, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024