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
Death by Lightning is full of recognizable arrogance — political, social, medical — and also contains recognizable strains of both optimism and hopelessness.
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David Bianculli, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
In a post dripping with arrogance, Lynch dished out demeaning nicknames for her recent opponents.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Using him comes across as arrogance.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, Taiwan’s adoption of drone technologies and counter-measures reflects a broader global trend in modern warfare where autonomy, numbers, and networked systems can offset traditional military superiority.—
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Despite Barca’s recent dominance and established superiority in terms of history, fanbase and budget, the rivalry between the clubs is fierce.—
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There were no scrums, barely any big hits and absolute zero sense of disdain from one bench to the other.—
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Later, amid speaking about his own wife, interview guest Josh Charles joked about Goldberg's disdain for the previous topic.—
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Black Midi were known for their wild live shows, improvisational but generally aggressive riffs and devil-may-care attitude.—
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The book also shines a prominent light on how attitudes toward certain drugs have changed over time by showing when and where they were embraced.—
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Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.—
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Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.—
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However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.—
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His pretensions—riding around in a grand coach and continuing the weekly levees—as well as his administration’s notorious effort to enforce deference in the 1798 Sedition Act, fell flat.—
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But the soul of the city lies in the West Kowloon Cultural District, where the M+ museum offers art without velvet-rope pretension.—
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Aggie is appalled at Nile’s presumptuousness, his entitlement.—
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Optimistic Miami Dolphins fans — assuming there are any left right now; forgive the presumptuousness — could find a way to be (relatively) encouraged coming out of Thursday night’s game.—
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“Arrogance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogance. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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