megalomaniacal
Obsessed with dominance
Megalomaniacal describes someone obsessed with their own power or importance, especially to a delusional degree.
The word applies to dictators, villains, and anyone whose ambitions wildly exceed reason: a megalomaniacal scheme for world domination, The CEO's megalomaniacal expansion plans bankrupted the company.
Often used with a touch of hyperbole or dark humor.
Firmly held false beliefs
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
inflated · exalted · messianic · emperor · conquering · invincible · all-powerful · supreme
Fixated on oneself
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- egomaniacalPathologically fixated on oneself
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
hubristic · self-important · pompous · haughty · smug · boastful · preening · swaggering
Imposing absolute control
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- autocraticRuling with absolute authority
oppressive · imperious · overbearing · iron-fisted · draconian · totalitarian · repressive · high-handed
Desire for achievement
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- dominationSupreme authority held
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
empire · control · subjugation · expansion · imperialism · throne · reign · overlord
Powerful fictional evil antagonist
- archnemesisChief adversary, longstanding
- madmanDangerously unstable person
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
unhinged · deranged · evil · nefarious · sinister · menacing · lair · henchmen
delusions
Firmly held false beliefs
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- omnipotenceUnlimited universal power
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
self-aggrandizing · inflated · exalted · messianic · emperor · conquering · invincible · all-powerful · supreme · unlimited
self-obsessed
Fixated on oneself
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- egomaniacalPathologically fixated on oneself
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
arrogant · hubristic · self-important · pompous · haughty · smug · boastful · preening · swaggering · self-admiring
dictatorial
Imposing absolute control
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- despoticExercising absolute authority
autocratic · oppressive · imperious · overbearing · iron-fisted · draconian · totalitarian · repressive · high-handed · heavy-handed
ambition
Desire for achievement
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- dominationSupreme authority held
- supremacyHighest rank or power
hegemony · empire · control · subjugation · expansion · imperialism · throne · reign · overlord · sovereignty
supervillain
Powerful fictional evil antagonist
- archnemesisChief adversary, longstanding
- madmanDangerously unstable person
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
diabolical · unhinged · deranged · evil · nefarious · sinister · menacing · lair · henchmen · monologue
megalomaniacalhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · meek · unassuming · self-deprecating
megalomaniacalunambitious
Lacking desire for achievement
content · acquiescent · submissive · complacent · deferential
megalomaniacalrealistic
True to life
grounded · well-adjusted · level-headed · sane · rational