arrogant

adjective

ar·ro·gant ˈer-ə-gənt How to pronounce arrogant (audio)

ˈa-rə-

: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner

an arrogant official

: showing an offensive attitude of superiority : proceeding from or characterized by arrogance

an arrogant reply

arrogantly adverb

Example Sentences

Tim Blixseth, the founder of the Yellowstone Club and other gated hideaways, tells Frank: "I don't like most rich people. They can be arrogant." This from a man who owns two Shih Tzus named Learjet and G2.

Alex Beam, New York Times Book Review, 10 June 2007 Arrogant execs are not the only targets of investors' ire. … There's no telling how much money analysts such as Meeker cost investors with their interminable buy recommendations on Internet stocks that eventually went bust.

Marcia Vickers et al., Business Week, 25 Feb. 2002 Despite her social and business status in Washington, Graham remained unassuming and down to earth. Her quiet but steady courage affirmed women such as Geneva Overhosler, a former editor and Post ombudsman, by showing a woman could be powerful without being arrogant.

Mark Fitzgerald et al., Editor & Publisher, 23 July 2001 Shakespeare must have known that while his audiences loved to see villains punished and arrogant young men humbled, they did not want to fidget and squirm through mea culpas before the final scene.

Elaine Showalter, Civilization, April/May 1999 She's first in her class, but she's not arrogant about it. the arrogant young lawyer elbowed his way to the head of the line of customers, declaring that he was too busy to wait like everybody else See More

Recent Examples on the Web Playing a classic villain like the arrogant, chauvinist and murderous Gaston was an opportunity for Penny to showcase a different ability while stepping into a character utterly different from himself.

Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Tesla issued a humbling apology last year after a driver at an auto show publicly blamed Tesla brakes for an accident, after which China’s top legal-affairs agency chimed in, calling the company arrogant.

Kim Mackrael, WSJ, 10 May 2022 And those who think it’s crazy, or arrogant, at first, usually will come around.

Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 On some level, Luke had perceived the failure of the Jedi, their recourse to dogmatism and arrogant all-knowingness, and sought to break the pattern.

Wired, 14 July 2022 After years of experimentation, brilliant but arrogant scientist Sebastian Caine has discovered a way to make matter invisible.

Travis Bean, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The charismatic — and arrogant — Charles has agreed to the interview only if Cecily makes the climb all the way to the top with him and his team.

Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022 This is Cruise at his most Cruise-iest, coiled, sure and arrogant, teeth gleaming in the sunshine.

Mark Kennedy, Chron, 12 May 2022 Narrow-minded, rigid, short-sighted, arrogant and narcissistic leaders are the opposite of conscious leaders.

Albana Vrioni, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

arrogant

adjective

as in cavalier

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude the arrogant young lawyer elbowed his way to the head of the line of customers, declaring that he was too busy to wait like everybody else

Synonyms & Similar Words

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cavalier
domineering
superior
supercilious
haughty
smug
dominant
important
bumptious
pompous
pretentious
uppity
presumptuous
authoritarian
masterful
imperious
assumptive
dominating
sniffy
presuming
patronizing
high-and-mighty
uppish
huffy
high-handed
boastful
chesty
condescending
proud
self-assertive
overweening
impudent
bossy
conceited
toplofty
cocky
snobbish
huffish
peremptory
lordly
hifalutin
highfalutin
snobby
disdainful
stiff-necked
snooty
lofty
egocentric
narcissistic
vain
self-asserting
vainglorious
hubristic
egotistical
prideful
toploftical
braggart
egotistic
swaggering
bombastic
high-hat
pontificating
bragging
saucy
egoistic
impertinent
blusterous
complacent
pontifical
egoistical
magisterial
self-centered
stuck-up
self-conceited
braggy
blustery
uninhibited
brash
self-satisfied
immodest
extroverted
self-complacent
self-promoting
self-flattering
self-loving
self-pleased
unreserved
self-affected
extraverted
self-applauding
orgulous
forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

humble
timid
modest
lowly
unpretentious
bashful
sheepish
diffident
shy
passive
introverted
subdued
meek
demure
deferential
submissive
unassertive
mousy
unassuming
shrinking
unarrogant
acquiescent
unaggressive
compliant
unobtrusive
quiet
self-doubting
self-critical
cringing
mousey
cowering
yielding
overmodest
reserved
retiring

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of arrogant are disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, and supercilious. While all these words mean "showing scorn for inferiors," arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted.

a conceited and arrogant executive

The synonyms disdainful and arrogant are sometimes interchangeable, but disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness.

disdainful of their social inferiors

The words haughty and arrogant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position.

a haughty aristocrat

The words insolent and arrogant can be used in similar contexts, but insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness.

ignored by an insolent waiter

The meanings of lordly and arrogant largely overlap; however, lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power.

a lordly condescension

While the synonyms overbearing and arrogant are close in meaning, overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence.

an overbearing supervisor

In some situations, the words proud and arrogant are roughly equivalent. However, proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness.

too proud to take charity

While in some cases nearly identical to arrogant, supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness.

an aloof and supercilious manner

单词	arrogant
释义	arrogant adjective ar·ro·gant ˈer-ə-gənt ˈa-rə- 1 : exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner an arrogant official 2 : showing an offensive attitude of superiority : proceeding from or characterized by arrogance an arrogant reply arrogantly adverb Synonyms assumptive bumptious cavalier chesty haughty highfalutin hifalutin high-and-mighty high-handed high-hat huffish huffy imperious important lofty lordly masterful overweening peremptory pompous presuming presumptuous pretentious self-asserting self-assertive sniffy stiff-necked supercilious superior toplofty toploftical uppish uppity See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Tim Blixseth, the founder of the Yellowstone Club and other gated hideaways, tells Frank: "I don't like most rich people. They can be arrogant." This from a man who owns two Shih Tzus named Learjet and G2. Alex Beam, New York Times Book Review, 10 June 2007 Arrogant execs are not the only targets of investors' ire. … There's no telling how much money analysts such as Meeker cost investors with their interminable buy recommendations on Internet stocks that eventually went bust. Marcia Vickers et al., Business Week, 25 Feb. 2002 Despite her social and business status in Washington, Graham remained unassuming and down to earth. Her quiet but steady courage affirmed women such as Geneva Overhosler, a former editor and Post ombudsman, by showing a woman could be powerful without being arrogant. Mark Fitzgerald et al., Editor & Publisher, 23 July 2001 Shakespeare must have known that while his audiences loved to see villains punished and arrogant young men humbled, they did not want to fidget and squirm through mea culpas before the final scene. Elaine Showalter, Civilization, April/May 1999 She's first in her class, but she's not arrogant about it. the arrogant young lawyer elbowed his way to the head of the line of customers, declaring that he was too busy to wait like everybody else See More Recent Examples on the Web Playing a classic villain like the arrogant, chauvinist and murderous Gaston was an opportunity for Penny to showcase a different ability while stepping into a character utterly different from himself. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Tesla issued a humbling apology last year after a driver at an auto show publicly blamed Tesla brakes for an accident, after which China’s top legal-affairs agency chimed in, calling the company arrogant. Kim Mackrael, WSJ, 10 May 2022 And those who think it’s crazy, or arrogant, at first, usually will come around. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 On some level, Luke had perceived the failure of the Jedi, their recourse to dogmatism and arrogant all-knowingness, and sought to break the pattern. Wired, 14 July 2022 After years of experimentation, brilliant but arrogant scientist Sebastian Caine has discovered a way to make matter invisible. Travis Bean, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The charismatic — and arrogant — Charles has agreed to the interview only if Cecily makes the climb all the way to the top with him and his team. Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022 This is Cruise at his most Cruise-iest, coiled, sure and arrogant, teeth gleaming in the sunshine. Mark Kennedy, Chron, 12 May 2022 Narrow-minded, rigid, short-sighted, arrogant and narcissistic leaders are the opposite of conscious leaders. Albana Vrioni, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English arrogant, arragaunt, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin arrogant-, arrogans "insolent, overbearing, presumptuous," from present participle of arrogāre "to lay claim to, claim to possess, be conceited" — more at arrogate First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition arrogant adjective ar·ro·gant ˈer-ə-gənt : showing the attitude of a person who is overly proud of himself or herself or of his or her own opinions arrogant adjective as in cavalier having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude the arrogant young lawyer elbowed his way to the head of the line of customers, declaring that he was too busy to wait like everybody else Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cavalier domineering superior supercilious haughty smug dominant important bumptious pompous pretentious uppity presumptuous authoritarian masterful imperious assumptive dominating sniffy presuming patronizing high-and-mighty uppish huffy high-handed boastful chesty condescending proud self-assertive overweening impudent bossy conceited toplofty cocky snobbish huffish peremptory lordly hifalutin highfalutin snobby disdainful stiff-necked snooty lofty egocentric narcissistic vain self-asserting vainglorious hubristic egotistical prideful toploftical braggart egotistic swaggering bombastic high-hat pontificating bragging saucy egoistic impertinent blusterous complacent pontifical egoistical magisterial self-centered stuck-up self-conceited braggy blustery uninhibited brash self-satisfied immodest extroverted self-complacent self-promoting self-flattering self-loving self-pleased unreserved self-affected extraverted self-applauding orgulous forward Antonyms & Near Antonyms humble timid modest lowly unpretentious bashful sheepish diffident shy passive introverted subdued meek demure deferential submissive unassertive mousy unassuming shrinking unarrogant acquiescent unaggressive compliant unobtrusive quiet self-doubting self-critical cringing mousey cowering yielding overmodest reserved retiring See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of arrogant are disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, and supercilious. While all these words mean "showing scorn for inferiors," arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted. a conceited and arrogant executive The synonyms disdainful and arrogant are sometimes interchangeable, but disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness. disdainful of their social inferiors The words haughty and arrogant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position. a haughty aristocrat The words insolent and arrogant can be used in similar contexts, but insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness. ignored by an insolent waiter The meanings of lordly and arrogant largely overlap; however, lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power. a lordly condescension While the synonyms overbearing and arrogant are close in meaning, overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence. an overbearing supervisor In some situations, the words proud and arrogant are roughly equivalent. However, proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness. too proud to take charity While in some cases nearly identical to arrogant, supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness. an aloof and supercilious manner
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arrogant

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