DISDAINFULNESS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

disdainfulness

noun

Definition of disdainfulness

as in arrogance

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Noun

McVay and Snead have effectively built a culture of arrogance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
These fascinating, illuminating episodes raise the question of whether great fiction requires the kind of single-mindedness and even arrogance that McCarthy cultivated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrogance

Noun

Often, entrants include these alongside aristocratic and highbrow interests in a way that could reduce the appearance of snobbishness.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026
There’s a snobbishness to that kind of comment, which doesn’t make any sense to me.

— Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2025

Definition of snobbishness

Noun

Moreno operated with an imperiousness toward both low-level employees and influential stakeholders.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
There’s something touching about her imperiousness, a regal vulnerability that shines through even in her romantic interaction with Dussie Mae (CJ Obilom), whom Levee has his predatory eye on.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of imperiousness

Noun

The haughtiness and audacity of RHONY set a precedent for future cities, making the infamous season nine Gangster Lunch an obvious scene to recreate.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Sarah and Billo were plain-sailing people who didn’t pursue beauty or seek out texture, whereas Fanny was an exquisite snob without the circumstances to support such haughtiness.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of haughtiness

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And yet, the collateral damage that self-assertion can cause is also considered — women are not forgotten in the picture.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
Against the backdrop of Southeast Asia’s colonial history, durian’s signature smell can also be understood as a means of nationalistic self-assertion.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of self-assertion

Noun

In a personal investment portfolio, this same hubris often leads to over-concentration, excessive speculation or treating public equities like a startup.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And the hubris of President, managers and fans that both can/must be accommodated in the same side, on the pitch, all the time.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of hubris

Noun

In the original movie, Edward Woodward plays the cop as a religious family man whose self-righteousness seems more or less justified.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
Although humanity’s salvation may appear to come in fits and starts, God’s healing influence always penetrates and gets through callous self-righteousness and indifference.

— Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of self-righteousness

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