hubristic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubristic
Adjective
  • Finer says, tensely, that, at end of day, Liv savvy, Liv smart, Liv too egotistical to kill self.
    George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • There’s no egotistical rock star bullsh**t going on here.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Her investigation brings back one of my favorite characters from last season: the narcissistic chain-smoking widow Rosemary Vines (played to the diva hilt by Jeri Ryan).
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For narcissistic individuals, dissatisfaction stems in part from their need to maintain a flawless image.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Related article How being a ‘gray rock’ can protect you against narcissists Now, a new study has found grandiose narcissists are not only more likely to feel ostracized but are also genuinely excluded more often than those with less egocentric personalities.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Lanzmann, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 92, was a brilliant journalist, writer and filmmaker known for being highly confrontational, as well as highly egocentric.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Daemon, Viserys’s vainglorious younger brother, had married his niece in part as a way to strengthen his own bid for the throne, and Alicent had pushed for the ascension of her immature firstborn, Aegon.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Debuting March 3, the six-part realpolitik satire, created and executive produced by Succession alum Will Tracy, sees Oscar and Emmy winner Winslet return to HBO in an often hilarious role as the vainglorious Elena.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Adjective
  • For some professionals, claiming credit for a workplace success might feel overly boastful or self-promotional.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Sonos opting for The Trade Desk's OS would have represented a boastful commitment to advertisers.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But those smug computers obviously haven’t seen a shirtless Illini coach Brad Underwood and his Super Soaker squirt gun.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Step 15: Label the Tupperware with its contents and date, feeling ever-so-briefly and beautifully like a smug Instagram tradwife.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Though Barrera has written most of Grupo Frontera’s songs so far, along with other writers like Ríos, the band feared becoming complacent by always yielding those creative duties to someone else.
    Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Like too many places, Tulsa had become complacent with its economy, relying on its oil and gas legacy without investing in a tech ecosystem that could create startups or more durable jobs.
    Nicholas Lalla, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Hubristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubristic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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