Antonyms for arrogant

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ar-uh-guhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈær ə gənt

Definition of arrogant

Origin : late 14c., from Old French arrogant (14c.), from Latin arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare (see arrogance). Related: Arrogantly.

adj having exaggerated self-opinion

Example sentences :

He has not half the arrogant bravery of the other, and can better hide his horns; that's all.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

"That there's where I stand," he stated, with arrogant self-assurance.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

"I care naught for others," he broke in, with harsh and arrogant contempt.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

You are too arrogant, Madonna, when you presume to judge what pleases God.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

His kind is too arrogant, too self-confident to have recourse to untruth.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

He is arrogant and overbearing, and, at the same time, shallow and foolish.
Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty

Am I crazy, am I arrogant, to feel as I do about my darling dwarf children?
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

There he was, strolling toward the Harbour Office with his stiff, arrogant dignity.
Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad

He would show the arrogant London youth what a Virginia boy dared do!
Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane

Especially in dealing with people who themselves are arrogant when they dare.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for arrogant

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