big-headedness
Swollen sense of self
Big-headedness is an inflated sense of one's own importance or abilities—the quality of being conceited.
The term suggests someone whose ego has swollen their head: His big-headedness made him impossible to work with.
More common in British than American English, where terms like arrogance or egotism tend to dominate.
Exaggerated sense of significance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
grandiosity · pretentiousness · boastfulness · braggadocio · vainglory · self-glorification · self-satisfaction · puffed-up
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- overreachExceed one's capacity
- downfallSudden loss of power
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
pride · recklessness · audacity · foolhardiness · complacency · invincibility · impunity · rashness
Affectedly grand in manner
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
domineering · disdainful · contemptuous · condescending · patronizing · high-handed · lordly · overweening
Reflective viewing surface
- appearanceOutward visible form
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- primpingFussing over appearance
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
self-admiration · cosmetics · grooming · superficiality · self-obsession · selfie · glamour · posturing
self-importance
Exaggerated sense of significance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
self-love · grandiosity · pretentiousness · boastfulness · braggadocio · vainglory · self-glorification · self-satisfaction · puffed-up · self-aggrandizement
overconfidence
Unjustified certainty in oneself
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- overreachExceed one's capacity
- downfallSudden loss of power
nemesis · pride · recklessness · audacity · foolhardiness · complacency · invincibility · impunity · rashness · misjudgment
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
overbearing · domineering · disdainful · contemptuous · condescending · patronizing · high-handed · lordly · overweening · snobbish
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- appearanceOutward visible form
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- primpingFussing over appearance
self-image · self-admiration · cosmetics · grooming · superficiality · self-obsession · selfie · glamour · posturing · peacocking
big-headednesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · meekness · self-effacement · self-deprecation
big-headednessmodesty
Absence of vanity
unassumingness · self-effacement · unpretentiousness · down-to-earthness · groundedness
head, headed, bigger, biggest, heads, heading, headless, heady, behead