Basic Details
Word: Conceited
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Having too high an opinion of yourself and your abilities; full of pride.
Synonyms: vain, arrogant, proud, boastful
Antonyms: modest, humble
How to Spell Conceited
Syllables: con - ceit - ed
Tricky part: After c the order is ei, following the rule 'i before e, except after c'. Students also write s for the soft c.
Watch out for: concieted, conseited, conceeted
Memory tip: Conceit and deceit are a matching pair: both end in ceit, with e before i after the c.
Usage Examples
Example 1: After winning the quiz, Rohan became so conceited that nobody wanted to sit with him.
Example 2: She is talented but never conceited.
Example 3: The conceited peacock in the fable boasted about his feathers.
Fun Fact
Conceit once just meant a thought or an idea, from conceive. Only later did it narrow to a high opinion of oneself.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to conceited as used in the sentence:
The conceited batsman kept telling the reporters he was the best player in the country.
a) arrogant
b) proud
c) modest
d) vain
Show answer
c) modest. A conceited person boasts; a modest person plays down their success.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
conc_ _ted
a) a, e
b) e, e
c) e, i
d) i, e
Show answer
c) e, i. After c the letters go e then i, as in receive.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Nobody likes a dceeitnoc player who shows off after every goal.
a) connected
b) concerted
c) conceived
d) conceited
Show answer
d) conceited. Conceived needs a v, connected a second n, and concerted an r; conceited fits the letters and the boasting.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Conceited comes from the noun conceit, which today means ____.
a) deep sadness
b) a kind of cake
c) a long holiday
d) too high an opinion of yourself
Show answer
d) too high an opinion of yourself
2. Which proverb is a warning to conceited people?
a) Look before you leap.
b) The early bird catches the worm.
c) Many hands make light work.
d) Pride goes before a fall.
Show answer
d) Pride goes before a fall.
