grandiosities
Acts of magnificence
Grandiosities is the plural of grandiosity—instances of exaggerated self-importance or delusions of greatness.
The word often appears in psychological contexts describing inflated beliefs about one's abilities, status, or achievements: His grandiosities included claims of having invented the internet.
The term suggests pretension disconnected from reality.
Excessive self-importance
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
vanity · conceit · haughtiness · superciliousness · snobbery · imperiousness · overbearingness · high-handedness
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- excessSurplus beyond need
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
decadence · wastefulness · immoderation · overindulgence · showiness · glitz · gaudiness · flashiness
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- inflationSustained price level increase
distortion · dramatization · overemphasis · aggrandizement · tall tales · mythmaking · bombast · magnification
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- sublimityExalted, awe-inspiring quality
stateliness · monumentality · impressiveness · nobility · augustness · palatial · regal · majestic
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
egotism · vanity · conceit · haughtiness · superciliousness · snobbery · imperiousness · overbearingness · high-handedness · airs
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- excessSurplus beyond need
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
profligacy · decadence · wastefulness · immoderation · overindulgence · showiness · glitz · gaudiness · flashiness · conspicuous consumption
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
inflation · distortion · dramatization · overemphasis · aggrandizement · tall tales · mythmaking · bombast · magnification · elaboration
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- gloryExalted honor and praise
sublimity · stateliness · monumentality · impressiveness · nobility · augustness · palatial · regal · majestic · imposing
grandiositiesmodesty
Absence of vanity
smallness · simplicity · minimalism · austerity · plainness
grandiositieshumility
Freedom from arrogance
humbleness · humilities · modesty · self-effacement · unpretentiousness
grandiositiesunpretentiousness
Absence of showiness
simplicities · simplicity · genuineness · authenticity · sincerity
grandeur, grandiose, grandiloquent, grandiosity, grandioseness, grandiosely, grandioso