arrogant

[ ar-uh-guhnt ]

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adjective

making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official.
characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement: arrogant claims.

Origin of arrogant

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin arrogant-, stem of arrogāns ) “presuming,” present participle of arrogāre; see arrogate, -ant

synonym study For arrogant

1. See proud.

Other words for arrogant

1	presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen

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Opposites for arrogant

1	meek
2	modest, humble

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Other words from arrogant

ar·ro·gant·ly, adverb
su·per·ar·ro·gant, adjective
su·per·ar·ro·gant·ly, adverb
un·ar·ro·gant, adjective
un·ar·ro·gant·ly, adverb

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How to use arrogant in a sentence

I am a driven, arrogant person who holds himself and everyone around him to incredibly high standards.
Jack Palladino, aggressive sleuth who worked for Bill Clinton campaign, dies at 76 | Harrison Smith | February 2, 2021 | Washington Post
I think, for me, the real tell when I’m interviewing somebody is if they’re arrogant.
The BBC’s Katty Kay Shuts Down Men Who ‘Tell Me to Shut Up’ | Eugene Robinson | January 23, 2021 | Ozy
After news of her record broke, Stanley started to receive messages and comments online from people who criticized her for being arrogant and overly competitive.
Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud | Outside Editors | November 11, 2020 | Outside Online
On the other hand, the success of the Olympics could be arrogantly misused by English politicians.
Take a Bow, London: The Olympics Were a Triumph | Peter Jukes | August 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The rejectionist absolutism of Morris and others is simplistic, a-historical, full of inaccuracies and arrogantly one-sided.
A Second Response to Benny Morris | Daniel Levy | April 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Human extravagances soon dispel, in the eyes of reason, the superiority which man arrogantly claims over other animals.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
When he went to Italy he studied there the masters whom his own teacher had arrogantly despised.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
It was certain that he was preparing for that escape thus arrogantly announced by him.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar | Maurice Leblanc
Pope rather arrogantly asked one gentleman if he knew what a note of interrogation was.
The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes | Various
Purple and crimson rhododendrons rose arrogantly, like rampant heraldic animals against their burning background of laburnum gold.
The Ball and The Cross | G.K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for arrogant

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

Origin of arrogant

C14: from Latin arrogāre to claim as one's own; see arrogate

Derived forms of arrogant

arrogance, noun
arrogantly, adverb

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