Explore Conceited through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like egotistic or egotistical. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Conceited meaning
- Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
- Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
- Endowed with fancy or imagination.
Synonyms of Conceited
Using Conceited
- The main meaning on this page is: Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain. | Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. | Endowed with fancy or imagination.
- Useful related words include: egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen.
- In the example corpus, conceited often appears in combinations such as: conceited and, and conceited, conceited about.
Context around Conceited
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Conceited
- In this selection, "conceited" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sounds, self, arrogant, phoney, egotistical and jerk stand out and add context to how "conceited" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a conceited and materialistic and a very conceited bank manager. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "conceited" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with conceited
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The conceited pig, bless her. (5 words)
Bhutto was brilliant but conceited & phoney. (6 words)
Some athletes fit the stereotype of the entitled, arrogant, conceited jerk athlete. (12 words)
Politicians are a funny, self-conceited, egotistical bunch who believe the world revolves around them and that they have all the answers to the world’s problems, even though they are oftentimes as empty and clueless as they come. (39 words)
Conversely, had she been pro-alliance and her only beef was seat allocation, there would probably be more conceited efforts by both men and women from all regions to rally behind her efforts to break the glass ceiling. (38 words)
A conceited and materialistic, foreign-trained young doctor, Yasumoto, is forced to become an intern at the clinic under the stern tutelage of Doctor Niide, known as "Akahige" ("Red Beard"), played by Mifune. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ever since she was elected to the House of Representatives, Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has been boastful and conceited about being an elected official of the United States.
And it took me a long time to say that, and it still makes me cringe a little bit, because it sounds conceited.
I’m not conceited about it or thinking about it in any way now.
Bhutto was brilliant but conceited & phoney.
Politicians are a funny, self-conceited, egotistical bunch who believe the world revolves around them and that they have all the answers to the world’s problems, even though they are oftentimes as empty and clueless as they come.
Some athletes fit the stereotype of the entitled, arrogant, conceited jerk athlete.
The conceited pig, bless her.
And the coach is not afraid to acknowledge he appreciates that because he knows his players aren’t at risk of growing conceited or soft.
First, I saw and said a very conceited bank manager, and still think that.
Adapted from a popular West End stage play, it follows a skeptical paranormalist () as he seeks to debunk three separate cases of supposed supernatural activity, including one involving Freeman’s conceited businessman.
Conversely, had she been pro-alliance and her only beef was seat allocation, there would probably be more conceited efforts by both men and women from all regions to rally behind her efforts to break the glass ceiling.
A conceited and materialistic, foreign-trained young doctor, Yasumoto, is forced to become an intern at the clinic under the stern tutelage of Doctor Niide, known as "Akahige" ("Red Beard"), played by Mifune.
Although good-natured, kind-hearted and not without intelligence, he is also spoiled, conceited, and impulsive.
Bash Street Kids Annual 2010 Spotty is sarcastic, conceited and protective about his masculinity and height.
Because of the latter, many conceited or corrupt individuals come to the village for this cosmetic effect.
He thought that Bottom was conceited but good natured, and shows a considerable store of imagination in his interaction with the representatives of the fairy world.
In the same interview, Spitzy called Ribbentrop "pompous, conceited and not too intelligent", and stated he was an utterly insufferable man to work for.
My study of the Individual has convinced me that he is not a bad boy, only one who is extremely sensitive, conceited, reserved, and in addition excitable.
The second suitor, the conceited Prince of Arragon, chooses the silver casket, which proclaims, "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves", as he believes he is full of merit.
Toad is rich, jovial, friendly and kind-hearted, but aimless and conceited; he regularly becomes obsessed with current fads, only to abandon them as quickly as he took them up.
Common combinations with conceited
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- conceited and 5×
- and conceited 2×
- conceited about 2×
- the conceited 2×
- conceited or 2×