Synonyms for arrogance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ar-uh-guhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈær ə gəns |
Top 10 synonyms for arrogance Other synonyms for the word arrogance
- airs
- audacity
- bluster
- braggadocio
- brass
- cheek
- conceit
- conceitedness
- contemptuousness
- crust
- disdainfulness
- gall
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- high-handedness
- imperiousness
- insolence
- loftiness
- nerve
- ostentation
- overbearance
- pomposity
- pompousness
- presumption
- pretentiousness
- priggishness
- scornfulness
- self-importance
- self-love
- superciliousness
- swagger
Définition of arrogance
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia, from arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + rogare "ask, propose" (see rogation).
- noun exaggerated self-opinion
- In the arrogance of his heart he said, "I can defy the future."
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "Come on over to the hammock," he commanded, with all the arrogance of a lover.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Also they are of a social, gracious disposition, equally free from cowardice and arrogance.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- And there was a world of arrogance in the way he said, “I own the land.”
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The sneer passed out of his face, the arrogance out of his demeanour.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- Far, indeed, from it, I found no arrogance or coldness in her.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- We cannot put it away, and when we make the attempt we are punished for our pride and arrogance.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- He was blinded by his arrogance to think that he could stand against the hosts of Heaven.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- The arrogance, the cold imperiousness of the message struck him dumb with amazement.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- "I am Monna Valentina's captain here," he announced, with arrogance.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
Antonyms for arrogance
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