arrogant
Americanadjective
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making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud.
an arrogant public official.
- Synonyms:
- brazen, imperious, haughty, presumptuous
- Antonyms:
- meek
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characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement.
arrogant claims.
adjective
Related Words
See proud.
Other Word Forms
- arrogance noun
- arrogantly adverb
- superarrogant adjective
- superarrogantly adverb
- unarrogant adjective
- unarrogantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of arrogant
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin arrogant-, stem of arrogāns ) “presuming,” present participle of arrogāre; arrogate, -ant
Example Sentences
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Former Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson labelled them "arrogant", which Stokes was right to knock back.
From BBC
Former Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson accused them of being "arrogant".
From BBC
The second is a story of brothers – one a samurai, the other a shinobi – pitted against each other by an arrogant, cruel father.
From Salon
Judge Francis said Crump appeared to have been someone who was "socially isolated" and "perhaps a little socially awkward", but also came across as "extremely confident and arrogant."
From BBC
Ismail, who worked with Salah, describes him as "not arrogant but confident" and is adamant the forward wants to continue playing for Liverpool.
From BBC
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