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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
Mizell called the Justice Department “arrogant” for bringing this frivolous case to the court.
Preening, arrogant, vindictive, and inexorable; awash with cash; corrupt; in bed with corporate America and big finance.
He struck many people there, at the time, not in retrospect, as arrogant and cold.
All that would be tolerable if he were an arrogant jerk, or just plain dumb.
It was arrogant,” he says, adding, “If you go along with the status quo in South Carolina, you can break the law with impunity.
Despite the arrogant manner of his address, Garnache felt prepossessed in the newcomer's favour.
Parr was an arrogant old coxcomb, who abused the respectful kindness he received, and took his pipe into drawing-rooms.
Because of his enormous wealth and arrogant manner, he was nicknamed "King" Carter.
The most ferocious and arrogant Mindanao tribes occupy regions within easy access of the coast.
How vain, how arrogant the babblings of the sectarians who tell us that the book of revelation is forever closed!
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