Synonyms for egotism
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Conceit
conceit, self-importance, arrogance, vanity, ego, pride, self-esteem, swelled head informal, conceitedness
2. Egoism — egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest)
Definitions
- n. 1
Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).
- n. 2
A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
Related words
- Word family
- egotist egotistic egotistical
Forms
- Plural
- egotisms → conceits, arrogances, vanities, egos…
Choose the right word
Egotism is sometimes used in the sense of egoism, or supreme regard for oneself.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- vanity Vanity of vanities, and everything is vanity.
- arrogance Tom's boss's behaviour smacked of crass arrogance.
- conceit Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.
- narcissism Jingoism is a form of collective narcissism.
- egoism Egoism is the prime cause of cancer of the soul.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| egotism | steady | |
| vanity | rising | |
| arrogance | rising | |
| conceit | rising | |
| narcissism | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ego2
- 5 letters
- pride1
- 6 letters
- vanity3, egoism4
- 7 letters
- conceit2
- 9 letters
- arrogance3
- 10 letters
- narcissism4
- 11 letters
- egocentrism
- 13 letters
- conceitedness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ego2 = 2 syllables).