conceit

[kuhn-seet] / kənˈsit /

NOUN

egotism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance

STRONG

complacence complacency consequence immodesty narcissism pomposity pride self-importance self-love self-regard smugness stuffiness swagger vainglory vanity

WEAK

amour-propre outrecuidance self-admiration self-conceit self-exaltation snottiness swelled head vainness

Antonyms

STRONG

humility modesty

WEAK

meekness self-consciousness shyness timidity unself-confidence

Example Sentences

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Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

I love a bildungsroman as a novel conceit and as a framing device.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Created by Thomas Brandon and premiering Saturday on Peacock, its conceit is dramatically clever, if, of course, impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

I think it’s the height of conceit for us Wartians to decide that our planet is better than all the other 999,999,999,999.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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