as in jerk
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.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalomaniac
Noun
-
Words like bully, arrogant, tyrant, and jerk often top the list.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025 -
What once sat blank and unmoving begins to flow and creak and jerk beneath its own weight.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
-
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are digging their heels in the trenches of parenting.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
-
On the heels of the seventh book his successful Dungeon Crawler Carl series, Dinniman's newest novel sees settlers on a new planet fighting for autonomy as gamers from Earth seek to destroy their chances of survival.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
-
Visitors can take part in the action at the on-site museum where 700 pieces of clown memorabilia are displayed in every nook and cranny, some even suspended from the ceiling.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
-
Pepe the Frog became political, then hate symbol, during 2016 election The frog doodle in clown accessories that flashes in the video is known as Pepe the Frog, and its appearance in Trump's social media posts has sparked interest before.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
Noun
-
Ramos, though, has always been as much an attacking joker card as a defensive rock.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
-
The poker player’s winning cards were an ace, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and a joker acting as a 3.—
Helena Wegner
July 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Megalomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalomaniac. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share