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Excessive pride in oneself

An ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor

A fanciful notion

A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized

The state or quality of being supercilious

The quality of being pompous or having a sense of self-importance

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour

The property of being sanctimonious

The characteristic of being ridiculous

A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time

A conception of, or a belief, about something

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused

A notion, idea, or plan

Bold and impudent behaviour

The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition

To conceive of or envisage in the mind

To represent by a drawing, painting, or other art forms

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Noun

Excessive pride in oneself

self-importance

self-admiration

self-satisfaction

self-assumption

self-congratulation

swellheadedness

swollen-headedness

vaingloriousness

self-exaltation

self-aggrandizement

self-centeredness

self-absorption

self-glorification

pretentiousness

self-confidence

self-preoccupation

self-possession

self-involvement

superciliousness

self-righteousness

ostentatiousness

self-assuredness

self-centredness

good opinion of oneself

self-complacency

excessive pride

presumptuousness

blowing one's own trumpet

contemptuousness

overbearingness

self-gratification

self-contentment

self-approbation

high-handedness

high opinion of oneself

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“It is clear from his arrogance and boundless conceit that he has never faced a serious opposition from the working class.”

Noun

An ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor

“The image of Coe as an egg-laying bird is a gratuitous conceit which can hardly be said to represent the man; it uses him as the occasion for the image of the bird with his minute eggs.”

Noun

A fanciful notion

passing thought

imaginativeness

fool's paradise

castle in the air

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

imaginative faculty

flight of fancy

creative thought

mental visualization

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

imaginative power

creation of the brain

castle in Spain

extemporisation^UK

extemporization^US

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“Western rationality and pride in democracy can seem an intolerable, parochial conceit to those whose lives have been so violently disturbed.”

Noun

A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized

castle in the air

fool's paradise

figment of the imagination

castle in Spain

flight of fancy

wishful thinking

castle in the sky

unrealistic hope

flight of imagination

fanciful notion

smoke and mirrors

unrealizable dream

fantastic notion

conceptualization^US

will-o'-the-wisp

product of someone's imagination

power of invention

cloud cuckoo land

conceptualisation^UK

virtual reality

eggs in moonshine

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

inattentiveness

absent-mindedness

self-absorption

staring into space

absence of mind

lack of application

figment of imagination

lack of concentration

misapprehension

false impression

castles in Spain

mistaken impression

castles in the air

optical illusion

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

mistaken belief

phantom of the mind

creature of the imagination

creation of the brain

end of the rainbow

castle-building

misinterpretation

imaginary vision

misunderstanding

misconstruction

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

castle in the skies

unrealistic goal

cloud-cuckoo-land

mental visualization

trick of the light

figment of your imagination

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

sneaking suspicion

flights of fancy

mirror of the mind

tablets of the memory

eye of the mind

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Noun

The state or quality of being supercilious

superciliousness

pretentiousness

presumptuousness

contemptuousness

overbearingness

self-importance

self-consequence

high-handedness

sense of superiority

airs and graces

sense of entitlement

exaggerated self-opinion

self-entitlement

overweeningness

superior manner

sententiousness

ostentatiousness

feeling of superiority

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Noun

The quality of being pompous or having a sense of self-importance

pretentiousness

self-importance

ostentatiousness

superciliousness

airs and graces

presumptuousness

self-consequence

swellheadedness

self-congratulation

vaingloriousness

self-assumption

self-satisfaction

self-admiration

assumed manners

going Hollywood

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

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Noun

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence

self-importance

overbearingness

totalitarianism

delusions of grandeur

folie de grandeur

delusion of grandeur

folies de grandeur

Noun

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour

bee in one's bonnet

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Noun

The property of being sanctimonious

sanctimoniousness

pretentiousness

self-righteousness

self-satisfaction

superciliousness

false profession

pharisaicalness

affected superiority

hypocriticalness

disingenuousness

double standard

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

duplicitousness

being two-faced

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Noun

The characteristic of being ridiculous

preposterousness

unreasonableness

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Noun

A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences

extended metaphor

Noun

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time

ton^US

fashionableness

general tendency

the newest fashion

preoccupation with

leisure pursuit

leisure activity

prevailing taste

something on the brain

tiger by the tail

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Noun

A conception of, or a belief, about something

generalisation^UK

generalization^US

way of thinking

sneaking suspicion

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

conceptualization^US

conceptualisation^UK

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

school of thought

considered opinion

two cents' worth

where one is at

ballpark figure

characterization

mental visualization

mental representation

shot in the dark

faintest notion

foggiest notion

way of looking at things

rough calculation

emotional state

feeling in one's water

personal feeling

line of thinking

frame of reference

rationalisation^UK

accepted wisdom

castle in the air

rationalization^US

right of speech

right of free speech

slight knowledge

two cents worth

article of faith

self-conviction

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

mirror of the mind

tablets of the memory

eye of the mind

sensory faculty

component of a theory

approximate calculation

preapprehension

preconceived notion

feeling in one's bones

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Noun

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar senses or sounds of two words or phrases, or different senses of the same word, are deliberately confused

double entendre

shaggy dog story

witty communication

nice turn of phrase

sardonic remark

shaggy-dog story

suggested meaning

mischievous act

piece of mischief

good-natured remark

sleight of hand

bit of mischief

publicity device

eye-catching novelty

acknowledgement^UK

confidence trick

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

confidence game

leisure activity

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Noun

A notion, idea, or plan

conceptualisation^UK

conceptualization^US

generalisation^UK

generalization^US

philosophising^UK

philosophizing^US

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Noun

Bold and impudent behaviour

presumptuousness

self-importance

disrespectfulness

inconsiderateness

overfamiliarity

discourteousness

inconsideration

thoughtlessness

self-confidence

venturesomeness

precipitateness

barefaced cheek

insubordination

lack of civility

temerariousness

inappropriateness

ill-manneredness

contemptuousness

being a wise guy

adventurousness

lack of respect

lack of manners

ungentlemanly behaviour

adventuresomeness

unthoughtfulness

unladylike behaviour

greatheartedness

intestinal fortitude

hardheartedness

lack of remorse

over-assertiveness

overfriendliness

overweening nature

lack of politeness

lack of consideration

lack of refinement

lack of social grace

misbehaviour^UK

lack of diplomacy

strength of character

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Noun

The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition

place of origin

rudimentary version

most important part

point of departure

first appearance

materialization^US

materialisation^UK

organization^US

organisation^UK

motivating force

foremost position

leading position

impelling cause

chief constituent

primary element

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Verb

To conceive of or envisage in the mind

conceptualize^US

conceptualise^UK

see in the mind's eye

fantasize about

form a picture of

form a mental picture of

see in one's mind

build castles in air

conjure up an image of

see in your mind's eye

conjure up a mental picture of

conjure up a picture of

create in your mind

form an impression of

build up an impression of

build up a picture of

see in one's mind's eye

live in a dream world

indulge in fancy

indulge in fantasy

be under the impression

be of the opinion

give free rein to the imagination

build castles in the air

indulge in wool-gathering

build castles in Spain

be inclined to think

think it conceivable

think it likely

get the picture

conjure up an picture of

form a mental image of

picture in the mind's eye

be of the opinion that

be given to understand

take it for granted

take it as given

take it as read

take for granted

picture in one's mind's eye

be lost in thought

stare into space

be in cloud cuckoo land

have your head in the clouds

be in a brown study

think it likely that

come to the conclusion that

have an idea that

have a suspicion

think it probable

have a sneaking feeling

have a foreboding

harbor suspicion

conjure up pictures

have sneaking suspicion

have a sneaking suspicion

have as one's aim

set one's heart on

set one's sights on

have as one's goal

point the finger at

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Verb

To represent by a drawing, painting, or other art forms

characterise^UK

characterize^US

conceptualise^UK

conceptualize^US

give a picture of

draw a picture of

paint a picture of

make a diagram of

make a drawing of

conjure up a picture of

catch a likeness of

draw the lines of

paint a picture

particularize^US

particularise^UK

put graphically

put in a nutshell

catch a likeness

conjure up a vision

give expression to

play something out

make a rough draft

mark the limits of

mark the boundaries of

strategize about

be representative of

be a typical example of

be the embodiment of

serve as an example of

serve as a typical example of

paint a mental picture of

follow the example of

take leaf out of book

give an account of

write an article about

add pictures to

add drawings to

add sketches to

provide artwork for

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