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Synonyms for vanity
noun conceit, egotism

pride
arrogance
narcissism
self-love
show

ostentation
pretension
airs
vainglory
affectation

display
ego trip
conceitedness
smugness
self-worship

big-headedness
self-admiration
showing off

Antonyms for vanity

humility
modesty

hiding
truth

Concept Thesaurus for word vanity
4. Extrinsic Affections
Synonyms – noun

vanity
self-complacency
self-love
self-laudation
amour propre
pretensions
priggishness
elation
vox et praeterea nihil

conceit
self-confidence
self-approbation
self-gratulation
selfishness
mannerism
coxcombery
pride
cheval de bataille.

conceitedness
self-sufficiency
self-praise
self-applause
airs
egotism
gaudery
ostentation
coxcomb

self-conceit
self-esteem
self-glorification
self-admiration
affected manner
priggism
vainglory
assurance
Sir Oracle

Synonyms – verbs

be vain
have too high an opinion of oneself
not think small beer of oneself
give oneself airs (assume)
inflate

be vain of
have an overweening opinion of oneself
not think vin ordinaire of oneself
boast
puff up

pique oneself (pride)
have too high an opinion of one’s talents
put oneself forward
render vain
turn up

lay the flattering unction to one’s soul.
blind oneself as to one’s own merit
fish for compliments
inspire with vanity
turn one’s head.

Synonyms – adjectives

vain
pert
ostentatious
self-satisfied
self-admiring
entente (wrongheaded)
pretentious
soi-disant (boastful) [more]
unceremonious

vain as a peacock
forward;
puffed up
self-confident
self-applauding
wise in one’s own conceit
priggish
arrogant. unabashed
free and easy.

conceited
vainglorious
inflated
self-sufficient
self-glorious
pragmatical
egotistic
unblushing

overweening
high-flown
flushed.
self-flattering
self-opinionated
overwise
egotistical
unconstrained

Synonyms – phrases
“how we apples swim!” [Swift]; “prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk” [Cymbeline].
Antonyms

modesty

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