HUBRIS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HUBRIS?

Need another word that means the same as “hubris”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “hubris” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hubris” are: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity, self-importance, pomposity, superciliousness, feeling of superiority

Hubris as a Noun

Definitions of "Hubris" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hubris” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (in Greek tragedy) excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.
• Overbearing pride or presumption.
• Excessive pride or self-confidence.

Synonyms of "Hubris" as a noun (10 Words)

arrogance	The quality of being arrogant. The arrogance of this man is astounding.
conceit	The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. He was puffed up with conceit.
conceitedness	The trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride.
feeling of superiority	A physical sensation that you experience.
haughtiness	The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful. Her air of haughtiness.
pomposity	The quality of being pompous; self-importance. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity.
pride	The quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance. He swallowed his pride and asked for help.
self-importance	An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others.
superciliousness	The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior.
vanity	Denoting a person or company publishing works at the author’s expense. A vanity press.

Usage Examples of "Hubris" as a noun

• The self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s.

Associations of "Hubris" (30 Words)

arrogance	Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. The arrogance of this man is astounding.
bravado	A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate. He possesses none of the classic wheeler dealer s casual bravado.
cocksure	Marked by excessive confidence. The cocksure golf prodigy from California.
conceit	The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. The architect s brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree.
condescension	Affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank. I m treated with condescension.
crudity	A wild or unrefined state. He criticises the crudity of design.
displease	Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied. The tone of the letter displeased him.
dumb	Make dumb or unheard silence. A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue.
egoism	The theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality.
egotism	The fact of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. In his arrogance and egotism he underestimated Gill.
folly	Lack of good sense; foolishness. Trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly.
greed	Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins. The colonists greed for African land.
haughtiness	Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. Her air of haughtiness.
idiot	A person of subnormal intelligence.
ignorance	The lack of knowledge or education. He acted in ignorance of basic procedures.
imbecility	Retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot.
insanity	The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. It might be pure insanity to take this loan.
lunacy	Foolish or senseless behavior. Such an economic policy would be sheer lunacy.
narcissism	Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance.
ostentation	The pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress. The office was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.
pomposity	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity.
pontificate	The government of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten week pontificate.
pride	The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards. He takes pride in his son s success.
proud	Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. Proud princes.
rudeness	Roughness or simplicity. Alice becomes disgusted by the rudeness of her three companions.
selfish	Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others. I joined them for selfish reasons.
selfishness	Stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others. An act of pure selfishness.
stupidity	A stupid mistake. A comedy of infantile stupidity.
vainglorious	Excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility.
vanity	Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup. A vanity press.