- having a high or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's accomplishments
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•ceit•ed /kənˈsitɪd/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of, relating to, or showing conceit.
con•ceit•ed
(kən sē′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
con•ceit′ed•ly, adv.
con•ceit′ed•ness, n.
- having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
- [Archaic.]
- having an opinion.
- fanciful;
whimsical.
- [Obs.]intelligent;
clever.
- conceit + -ed2 1535–45
con•ceit′ed•ness, n.
- 1. vain, proud, egotistical, self-important, self-satisfied.
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conceited /kənˈsiːtɪd/ adj
'conceited' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrogant
- big
- bighead
- bumptious
- cockiness
- cockscomb
- consequential
- egoist
- figjam
- head
- high-muck-a-muck
- jackanapes
- place
- popinjay
- puffy
- pup
- puppy
- self-assertion
- snotty
- soubrette
- stuck-up
- swank
- swanky
- swelled-headed
- ticket
- wiseguy
- biggity
- bloat
- bloated
- boastful
- chesty
- cock of the walk
- cocksure
- cocky
- coxcomb
- egotist
- grand
- hincty
- hot shit
- lairy
- opinionated
- overween
- overweening
- toffee-nosed
- turkey cock
- vain
- vogie
- wise guy
- self-important
- self-opinionated