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Synonyms & Antonyms for conceited
Synonyms
assured, biggety (or biggity) [Southern & Midland], bigheaded, complacent, consequential, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-conceited, self-important, self-opinionated, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, swellheaded, vain, vainglorious
Antonyms
egoless, humble, modest, uncomplacent
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Season 2 also introduced the skateboarding tomboy Max (Sadie Sink) and the conceited Kiefer Sutherland wanna-be Billy (Dacre Montgomery): step-siblings who are new to the town and whose stories evolve this season. — Whitney Friedlander, CNN, "A 'Stranger Things' refresher because it's OK if you've forgotten what's happened so far," 2 July 2019 Phares also sings strongly as Gasparo, a strutting and conceited male chauvinist and wife beater who gets his comeuppance with a pie in the face at the end. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago Opera Theater brings flair to comic, serious Donizetti one-acters," 15 Apr. 2018 As shy, shrinking Elio and cool, conceited Oliver take one another’s measure, a sense of uncertainty edges the frame of the film. — Colin Covert, kansascity, "'Call Me By Your Name' is a tender look at first love | The Kansas City Star," 18 Jan. 2018 The masher, young or old, was described as arrogant and conceited, overconfident in his flirting abilities. — Longreads, "Every Woman Her Own Bodyguard," 10 Jan. 2018 The even more conceited Albrecht Dürer, in 1500, went so far as to paint himself as a dishy, smoldering Jesus Christ. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "Murillo: The Selfies (Yes, Spain’s Golden Age Had Them, Too)," 2 Nov. 2017 The footage keeps him from getting conceited about his performance. — Ben Bolch, latimes.com, "UCLA's Josh Rosen hopes to erase painful memory of Arizona game," 18 Oct. 2017 So often than not you're labeled conceited for saying that. — Eric Sullivan, Esquire, "Vice Principals' Walton Goggins Lets Us Peer Inside of His Brain for the Afternoon," 25 July 2016 Someone who is rude, conceited, lacks hygiene and is unwholesome. — David Perloff, Pacific San Diego Magazine, "Blind Date: Fly boys take to the air," 28 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conceited.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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