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conceited

(kənsiːtɪd)
adjective
If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
[disapproval]
I thought him conceited and arrogant.
You conceited idiot.
Synonyms: self-important, vain, arrogant, stuck up [informal] More Synonyms of conceited

conceited in British English

(kənˈsiːtɪd)
adjective
1. 
having a high or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments
2.  archaic
fanciful
3.  obsolete
witty or intelligent
Derived forms
conceitedly (conˈceitedly)
adverb
conceitedness (conˈceitedness)
noun

conceited in American English

(kənˈsitɪd)
adjective
1. 
having an exaggerated opinion of oneself, one's merits, etc.; vain
2.  Obsolete
whimsical; fanciful
Derived forms
conceitedly (conˈceitedly)
adverb
conceitedness (conˈceitedness)
noun

Examples of 'conceited' in a sentence
conceited

Typically they become conceited and end up thinking they have all the answers - when of course no one does.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mars gives you confidence and the moon supplies charm, so you can talk about your skills and ideas at work without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2016)
It's not just about telling me not to become conceited, but keeping things normal and not treating me any differently.
The Sun (2016)
Your success chart turns on so you can appear confident without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2011)
You value your skills and can be confident without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2014)
You talk with confidence without sounding conceited and can handle officials well.
The Sun (2013)
You come across as confident without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2014)
You have the confidence and charm to promote your skills without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2006)
You can talk confidently without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2010)
You can take credit for ideas without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2010)
At work you are confident without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2014)
You can be confident without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2016)
You can also talk up your own skills without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2006)
It is easier to talk confidently about work without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2009)
And you can talk up your skills without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2012)
You can talk confidently about your abilities without sounding conceited.
The Sun (2014)
Jupiter adds a vital touch of luck to work plans and you can talk with confidence without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2010)
You can talk confidently without sounding conceited and make it clear that you can handle a work task or personal project.
The Sun (2011)
He was extremely arrogant and conceited.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
In all you do, you are confident without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2013)
At work, you come across as confident without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2016)
At work, you can talk confidently without seeming conceited.
The Sun (2014)
Your willpower is strong, you have a deeper belief in your abilities and can talk confidently without seeming at all conceited.
The Sun (2012)
She was witty and great fun, encouraging to her nephews and nieces, kind but capable of putting a brash or conceited person in his place.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I then had a low opinion of myself yet I was too proud and conceited to accept any criticism.
Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004)

Chinese translation of 'conceited'

conceited

(kənˈsiːtɪd)

adj

  1. 自高自大的 (zì gāo zì dà de)

Nearby words of
conceited

  • con
  • conceal
  • concede
  • conceited
  • conceive
  • concentrate
  • concentrated
(adjective) 
Definition
having an excessively high opinion of oneself
I thought him conceited and arrogant.
Synonyms
self-important
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
vain
Don't worry about what he said, he's shallow, vain and self-centred.
arrogant
an air of arrogant indifference
stuck up (informal)
cocky
He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time.
narcissistic
I've never met anyone so self-centred and narcissistic.
puffed up
He was too puffed up with his own importance.
egotistical
overweening
his overweening arrogance and pride
immodest
vainglorious
swollen-headed
bigheaded (informal)
What an arrogant, bigheaded bully.
full of yourself
too big for your boots or breeches
Opposites
modest
,
humble
,
unassuming
,
self-effacing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of arrogant
Definition
having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or ability
an air of arrogant indifference
Synonyms
conceited,
lordly,
assuming,
proud,
swaggering,
pompous,
pretentious,
stuck up (informal),
cocky,
contemptuous,
blustering,
imperious,
overbearing,
haughty,
scornful,
puffed up,
egotistical,
disdainful,
self-important,
presumptuous,
high-handed,
insolent,
supercilious,
high and mighty (informal),
overweening,
immodest,
swollen-headed,
bigheaded (informal),
uppish (British, informal),
too big for your boots or breeches
in the sense of bigheaded
What an arrogant, bigheaded bully.
Synonyms
boastful,
arrogant,
swaggering,
bragging,
cocky,
vaunting,
conceited,
puffed-up,
bumptious,
immodest,
crowing,
overconfident,
vainglorious,
swollen-headed,
egotistic,
full of yourself,
too big for your boots or breeches
in the sense of cocky
Definition
excessively proud of oneself
He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time.
Synonyms
overconfident,
arrogant,
brash,
swaggering,
conceited,
egotistical,
cocksure,
swollen-headed,
vain,
full of yourself

Nearby words of
conceited

  • concede
  • concede defeat
  • conceit
  • conceited
  • conceivable
  • conceive
  • concentrate

Synonyms of 'conceited'

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