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
- 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
- aloof
- assuming
- audacious
- autocratic
- biggety
- bossy
- bragging
- cavalier
- cheeky
- cocky
- cold-shoulder
- conceited
- contemptuous
- cool
- disdainful
- domineering
- egotistic
- haughty
- high and mighty
- high-handed
- imperious
- insolent
- know-it-all
- lordly
- on an ego trip
- overbearing
- peremptory
- pompous
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- proud
- puffed up
- scornful
- self-important
- smarty
- smug
- sniffy
- snippy
- snooty
- snotty
- stuck up
- supercilious
- superior
- swaggering
- uppity
- vain
- wise guy
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