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as in metaphor
an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something
the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music
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as in illusion
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
even though her novels are enormously popular, the writer is more prone to humility than to conceit
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day
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Recent Examples of conceit
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Audiences will also naturally draw a direct connection to the billionaire space exploration of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, with the film’s central conceit that corporations are prepared to look to life beyond Earth as its environment deteriorates.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The conceit either needs to work or the movie doesn’t work.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Dorian Gray, conceived by former Sydney Theatre Company artistic director Kip Williams, is an electric adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 19th-century novel, a story of the terror of one man’s vanity, whose portrait bears the scars of his conceit.
—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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Our irrepressible fixation with celebrity, even at its most toxic, would have been an interesting conceit for Opus, the feature debut from writer-director Mark Anthony Green.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Audiences will also naturally draw a direct connection to the billionaire space exploration of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, with the film’s central conceit that corporations are prepared to look to life beyond Earth as its environment deteriorates.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The conceit either needs to work or the movie doesn’t work.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Dorian Gray, conceived by former Sydney Theatre Company artistic director Kip Williams, is an electric adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 19th-century novel, a story of the terror of one man’s vanity, whose portrait bears the scars of his conceit.
—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceit
Noun
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These tigers serve as a metaphor for market participants who are engaged in manipulative trading activities in the after-market.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Exploring the business implications of the drug metaphor could be a fruitful area of world-building for a sequel; perhaps Jade, Riley, and their friends could seek out the source of the hand in an attempt to free Mia from its clutches?—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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On far too many occasions, Watson chose deceit over candor, grasping for the illusion of business success and personal acclaim at any cost.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet there are filmmakers who fall prey to the illusion too.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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That has real implications for brand deals and CPM negotiations — but risks creating a new layer of noise and vanity metrics in the creator economy.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Although technology is a ubiquitous part of this production, the piece has practically nothing to say about it, other than acknowledging its mere existence — technology is related to vanity, and a front-facing selfie camera is like a mirror.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The lesson was that, for integration to work in the way the Court had imagined with Brown, the whole system needed to be desegregated.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Can anyone imagine anything good coming out Wednesday that will make tech look better?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Heading into the weekend, Warner Bros. and Legendary’s PG fantasy comedy, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, was projected to take in $70 million to $80 million, with some bullish analysts suggesting a final number closer to $90 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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The show is co-created by Rick Riordan and based on his fantasy book series.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is the embodiment of this, within his mix of ego and extremism.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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And the product category is more versatile—a tech reviewer can recommend a wallet with no conflict, no ego, and no risk.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Chollet, like Altman and other tech barons, envisions AI models that can solve any problem imaginable: disease, climate change, poverty, interstellar travel.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by the natural environment, Gupta envisioned a retreat that blended seamlessly into the area’s farm terraces.—
Sarah Khan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Bringing a hospital to the West End was the dream of Corenza Townsend, chief administrative officer for Norton West.—
James Brown,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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As for his own ambitions, Drummond dreams of collaborations with cultural innovators like Pharrell Williams.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Conceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceit. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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