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arrogant
[ ar-uh-guhnt ]
adjective
- making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud:
an arrogant public official.
Synonyms: brazen, imperious, haughty, presumptuous
Antonyms: meek
- characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement:
arrogant claims.
arrogant
/ ˈærəɡənt /
adjective
- having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceited; overbearingly proud
an arrogant teacher
an arrogant assumption
Derived Forms
- ˈarrogantly, adverb
- ˈarrogance, noun
Other Words From
- arro·gant·ly adverb
- super·arro·gant adjective
- super·arro·gant·ly adverb
- un·arro·gant adjective
- un·arro·gant·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of arrogant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He calls Klopp arrogant and also swears several times when referring to him.
“I’m sorry if it’s arrogant to call what I do art, but I’ll stick with it.”
I just came in like a young, arrogant barnstormer: “OK, I’m playing all the piano now.”
"But one day I realised that I was being arrogant, trying to convince someone 60 years senior," he says.
She has been criticized for laughing too much, not being specific and has been ridiculed and mocked by some as being either too arrogant, too stupid, or too female.
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