MEGALOMANIACS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

megalomaniacs

noun

plural of megalomaniac

as in jerks

a person who believes that he or she has unlimited power or importance Their CEO is a real megalomaniac who feels she can partake in any luxury with the company's profits.

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Recent Examples of megalomaniacs The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026

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Block heels styles offer more support, jelly sandals add a pop of color, and skinny kitten heeled thongs are perfect for minimalists.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Hathaway glowed in an embellished Marc by Marc Jacobs mini dress and Miu Miu platform heels, per the HuffPost.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

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Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

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