as in cavalier
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
the arrogant young lawyer elbowed his way to the head of the line of customers, declaring that he was too busy to wait like everybody else
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an arrogant attitude
a pompous attitude
a smug attitude
an overconfident attitude
a snobbish attitude
a conceited attitude
arrogant people
an arrogant assumption
an audacious assumption
a pompous assumption
a presumptuous assumption
an overconfident assumption
a boastful assumption
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Recent Examples of arrogant
But your leader is the opposite of that, acting arrogant in social settings and sending a completely different message.
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Adam Witty, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Supporters cast Putin, who Russian pollsters say has approval ratings of above 85%, as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos which accompanied the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The targets of Trump’s economic aggression will accept greater hardship to preserve their dignity than American voters will for the privilege of acting like arrogant menaces.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
This feud carries on today, with Hogan having called out Hart for being too arrogant.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adam Witty, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Supporters cast Putin, who Russian pollsters say has approval ratings of above 85%, as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos which accompanied the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The targets of Trump’s economic aggression will accept greater hardship to preserve their dignity than American voters will for the privilege of acting like arrogant menaces.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
This feud carries on today, with Hogan having called out Hart for being too arrogant.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogant
Adjective
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Vance was similarly cavalier about the Administration’s noncompliance with court orders—and even about the fact that Abrego Garcia, convicted of no crime in the United States or El Salvador, has been imprisoned indefinitely.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Meet my very good boys (pictured): Scooter is a nine-year-old cavapoo (cavalier King Charles spaniel and poodle mix).—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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While the screen compares surprisingly well with the Steam Deck OLED, the Steam Deck supports HDR in addition to the superior OLED panel, which the Legion Go S does not.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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If quality depth is the standard, the Big 12 is superior to the ACC.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Randall is a rebellious new patient at a mental institution who does battle with Louise Fletcher’s domineering head nurse Mildred Ratched.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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The trial had revealed Blue Cross’ domineering behavior.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into an important offseason.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Edmonton has been just as dominant through the playoffs, coming back to beat Los Angeles in the first round before dispatching Vegas and Dallas.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Nathan struggled in limited playoff action, but few closers in MLB history have been as consistently dominant in the regular season.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The show perpetuates corporate media’s retaliation against those who oppose its leftist, Marxist, Communist, socialist agenda — the ideological myth favored by superficial and supercilious showbiz types ever since All the President’s Men and Network.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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Arthur is … a lot too, but with a supercilious edge?—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Back to all the reasonably expressed horror about Trump expressed in haughty fashion, why all the parallel quietude about the Federal Reserve?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Remember the times when United, with all their haughty ambitions, used to look down on the clunky Thursday-Sunday routine of Europe’s second-tier competition?—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Twenty-three years of a smug, smarmy host, and a bunch of sportswriters desperate for sound bites and attention.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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There’s the divorced couple maintaining their relationship for their children; the happy and occasionally smug monogamist; the man who prefers not to commit; the woman who can’t decide.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Arrogant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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