Definitions

megalomania

[meg-uh-loh-mey-nee-uh] / ˌmɛg ə loʊˈmeɪ ni ə /

NOUN

egoism

Synonyms

STRONG

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness vaunting

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

WEAK

altruism selflessness

NOUN

egoism/egotism

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence 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-absorption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance egotism narcissism self-confidence selfishness

STRONG

assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-centeredness self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship superiority vainglory vanity

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness vaunting

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

NOUN

self-centeredness

Synonyms

STRONG

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness vaunting

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

NOUN

self-involvement

Synonyms

WEAK

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

NOUN

vainness

Synonyms

WEAK

amour-propre arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness ego egocentricity egoism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence narcissism ostentation overconfidence 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

Example Sentences

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The story relates Laxman’s making as a demagogue, dwelling on the years in which he used his extended family as a kind of training ground for his megalomania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Some superstars hide their megalomania under humility; Williams shields his tenderness with jokes about being a narcissist, only exposing his wounds in his muscular, vulnerable lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

He added: “Ultimately I knew it was Cannes’ setting — more than a match for his own megalomania — that would convince him to come.”

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

It’s early days, and it shows: Microsoft’s chatty new Bing beta recently creeped out a New York Times reporter with its megalomania and amorous advances.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2023

That was enough to stimulate Candar's driving, paranoid megalomania to the full.

From Evil Out of Onzar by Ganes, Mark

megalomania

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