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grandiosity

noun

Definition of grandiositynext
as in affectation
the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case I'd rather be thought of as a person with simple integrity, not a person given to grandiosity and exaggeration

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandiosity
  1. affectation
  2. arrogance
  3. pretension
  4. vanity
  5. pretense
Noun
  • At 71, his only other visible rock-star affectations are a gold stud in one ear and a black beaded bracelet on his left wrist.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • His eccentricities — once easily dismissed as the affectations of a lonely man — read maniacal.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of affectation
Noun
  • That kind of Sisyphean arrogance that is met with a beautiful fragility.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
  • What attracted people in from the mid-nineties through 2011, when Giant Robot published its final issue, was its mixture of arrogance—the sense that it was made by people with a strident sense of taste—but also curiosity.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • But if the West keeps its nerve, sanctions can help end Putin’s imperial pretensions once and for all.
    Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The upshot: a $190-million (some reports place the budget closer to $200 million) jukebox musical with seeming art-house pretensions whose odds of justifying its cost now seem remote.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of pretension
Noun
  • Flip it sideways and use it as a vanity mirror in your bedroom.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • This also leads to the bathroom, which contains a vanity sink, a bathtub and shower, and a flushing toilet.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Six rounds into the eight-round match—which ended in a unanimous decision for Paul—the commentator Rosie Perez, a longtime friend of Tyson’s, dropped any pretense of being entertained.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of pretense
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Thesaurus Entries Near grandiosity

grandiosely

grandiosity

grandly

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“Grandiosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandiosity. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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