superciliousness

NOUN

arrogance

Synonyms

STRONG

airs aloofness audacity bluster braggadocio brass cheek chutzpah conceit conceitedness contemptuousness crust disdain disdainfulness ego egotism gall haughtiness hauteur high-handedness hubris imperiousness insolence loftiness lordliness nerve ostentation overbearingness pomposity pompousness presumption pretension pretentiousness pride pridefulness priggishness self-importance self-love smugness superiority swagger vanity

WEAK

overbearance proudness scornfulness

Antonyms

STRONG

carefulness caution humility meekness modesty respect shyness timidity truth

Example Sentences

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Superciliousness, in youth or maturity, is a sign of weakness.

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.