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arrogant

(ærəgənt)
adjective
Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
[disapproval]
He was so arrogant.
That sounds arrogant, doesn't it?
...an air of arrogant indifference.
Synonyms: conceited, lordly, assuming, proud More Synonyms of arrogant
arrogance uncountable noun
At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.
Synonyms: conceit, pride, swagger, pretension More Synonyms of arrogant
arrogantly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]
Later, Simpson arrogantly claimed: 'We won't lose another game.'

arrogant in British English

(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
arrogance (ˈarrogance)
noun
arrogantly (ˈarrogantly)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Latin arrogāre to claim as one's own; see arrogate

arrogant in American English

(ˈærəgənt; ˈɛrəgənt)
adjective
full of or due to unwarranted pride and self-importance; overbearing; haughty
SIMILAR WORDS:  proud
Derived forms
arrogantly (ˈarrogantly)
adverb
Word origin
ME & OFr < L arrogans, prp. of arrogare, arrogate

Examples of 'arrogant' in a sentence
arrogant

He said:'A very arrogant man.
The Sun (2016)
We are not provocative or arrogant people.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To walk or behave in an arrogant manner.
The Sun (2006)
Not in an arrogant way but in a positive way.
The Sun (2015)
Maybe we come across as a bit arrogant.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You are an arrogant and manipulative man with a real dislike of elderly patients.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is a little bit arrogant but it needed to be channelled in the right direction.
The Sun (2006)
This is an arrogant young man who has forgotten who his audience is and how to behave.
The Sun (2013)
This arrogant man has been in his post too long.
The Sun (2014)
He was extremely arrogant and conceited.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
They can be quite arrogant - and they are extremely well paid.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was a complete pain, carrying on in a most arrogant manner.
The Sun (2013)
Not in an arrogant way but more in a hopelessly naive, optimistic way.
The Sun (2012)
They are nasty, arrogant people who are a law unto themselves.
The Sun (2014)
They've got a little bit arrogant.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I am not talking in this arrogant and pompous manner.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Not in an arrogant way, but because it just did not affect what he was doing on the court.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are becoming quite arrogant.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He continued: 'He sometimes comes across as quite arrogant.
The Sun (2014)
I'm definitely an arrogant person.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
arrogant

British English: arrogant /ˈærəɡənt/ ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone is arrogant, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better than other people.
He was so arrogant.
  • American English: arrogant
  • Arabic: مُتَعَجْرِف
  • Brazilian Portuguese: arrogante
  • Chinese: 傲慢的
  • Croatian: arogantan
  • Czech: arogantní
  • Danish: arrogant
  • Dutch: arrogant
  • European Spanish: arrogante
  • Finnish: ylimielinen
  • French: arrogant
  • German: arrogant
  • Greek: υπεροπτικός
  • Italian: arrogante
  • Japanese: 横柄な
  • Korean: 거만한
  • Norwegian: arrogant
  • Polish: arogancki
  • European Portuguese: arrogante
  • Romanian: arogant
  • Russian: заносчивый
  • Latin American Spanish: arrogante
  • Swedish: arrogant
  • Thai: หยิ่งยโส
  • Turkish: kendini beğenmiş
  • Ukrainian: зарозумілий
  • Vietnamese: kiêu ngạo

Chinese translation of 'arrogant'

arrogant

(ˈærəɡənt)

adj

  1. 傲慢的 (àomàn de)
(adjective) 
Definition
having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or ability
an air of arrogant indifference
Synonyms
conceited
I thought him conceited and arrogant.
lordly
their lordly indifference to patients
assuming
proud
She has a reputation for being proud and arrogant.
swaggering
pompous
What a pompous little man he is.
pretentious
He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
stuck up (informal)
cocky
He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time.
contemptuous
She gave a contemptuous little laugh and walked away.
blustering
imperious
She gave him a witheringly imperious look.
overbearing
an arrogant and overbearing man
haughty
She spoke in a haughty tone.
scornful
a scornful smile
puffed up
He was too puffed up with his own importance.
egotistical
disdainful
He gave us a disdainful glance and moved on.
self-important
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
presumptuous
It would be presumptuous of me to give an opinion.
high-handed
insolent
supercilious
His manner is supercilious and arrogant.
high and mighty (informal)
I think you're a bit too high and mighty yourself.
overweening
his overweening arrogance and pride
immodest
swollen-headed
bigheaded (informal)
What an arrogant, bigheaded bully.
uppish (British, informal)
too big for your boots or breeches
Opposites
modest
,
shy
,
humble
,
polite
,
unassuming
,
diffident
,
deferential
,
bashful
,
servile

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bigheaded
What an arrogant, bigheaded bully.
Synonyms
boastful,
arrogant,
swaggering,
bragging,
cocky,
vaunting,
conceited,
puffed-up,
bumptious,
immodest,
crowing,
overconfident,
vainglorious,
swollen-headed,
egotistic,
full of yourself,
too big for your boots or breeches
in the sense of cocky
Definition
excessively proud of oneself
He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time.
Synonyms
overconfident,
arrogant,
brash,
swaggering,
conceited,
egotistical,
cocksure,
swollen-headed,
vain,
full of yourself
in the sense of contemptuous
Definition
showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect
She gave a contemptuous little laugh and walked away.
Synonyms
scornful,
insulting,
arrogant,
withering,
sneering,
cavalier,
condescending,
haughty,
disdainful,
insolent,
derisive,
supercilious,
high and mighty,
on your high horse (informal),
contumelious

Synonyms of 'arrogant'

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