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egotisms

NOUN

self-centeredness

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence preoccupation with self presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting

Antonyms

WEAK

altruism humility selflessness

NOUN

self-importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance narcissism self-absorption selfishness

STRONG

boastfulness bragging conceit egoism immodesty pride self-aggrandizement self-centeredness self-praise vainglory vanity

WEAK

self-admiration vainness

Antonyms

STRONG

humility modesty shyness timidity

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egotisms

He warned against "egotisms" from prominent bench-warmers like Arjen Robben and Mario Gómez.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2013

Instead, we found you inflating yourself with all sorts of egotisms and vanities.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold

Instinctively the saint in him knew from the mere look of her that she had been feeding herself on egotisms and falsehoods, and his heart hardened.

From Marriage à la mode by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

In all the domain of organized being, it is only man, who, in his crude egotisms, and defiant resistance to nature's laws, makes ado with death.

From Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul by Scofield, Anna Bishop

Destitute of egotism herself, she showed an invariable tolerance for the egotisms of others, and her management of them was a marvel of magnanimous considerateness and soothing skill.

From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville