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Synonyms of arrogant

69 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for arrogant is high-handed. Other synonyms of arrogant are proud, vain, cocky, pompous and overbearing. The opposite of arrogant is modest.

Synonyms and similar words for arrogant

adjectiveHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

  • authoritarianTending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
  • cockyOverly confident; arrogant and boastful.
  • conceited
  • condescendingAssuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
  • disdainfulShowing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
  • egotistical
  • high-handedUsing power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
  • narcissistic
  • overbearingOverly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
  • presumptuousMaking unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding...
  • superciliousArrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
  • stuck upSnobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty, arrogant...
  • proudPossessed of a due sense of what one deserves or is worth.
  • vainOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with...
  • airy
  • chesty informal
  • biggityConceited, uppity.
  • big-headed slangArrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities.
  • blusteryPompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
  • turgescent formalBecoming turgid or swollen.
  • boastfulTending to boast or brag.
  • lordly
  • bombasticShowy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
  • domineeringOverbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.
  • entitled
  • flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
  • full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
  • grandiose
  • hanktyOverbearing; pompous.
  • haughtyConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • high-hat colloquialDisdainful; haughty.
  • high and mightyOverbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
  • highfalutin colloquialSelf-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • hoity-toity colloquialAffected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation...
  • holier-than-thouHypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
  • hubristicOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or...
  • hubristicalHubristic.
  • imperiousDomineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  • inflatedPompous; arrogant (of a person or ego).
  • insolentInsulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
  • la-di-da
  • ostentatious
  • overweeningUnduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
  • pompousAffectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
  • pretentious
  • priggishLike a prig.
  • puffed up
  • sanctimoniousMaking a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
  • self-importantHaving, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
  • snobbish slangHaving the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
  • snooty slangHaughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
  • snotty slangIll-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.
  • stoutProud; haughty.
  • thrasonicThrasonical.
  • thrasonicalBoastful, bragging, vainglorious.
  • toplofticalHaughty, hoity-toity, superior.
  • toploftySelf-important, haughty.
  • tumid
  • turgid
  • uppishProud; arrogant; assuming.
  • uppityPresumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
  • uppySynonym of uppity.
  • upstageHaughty, aloof.
  • buggish dialectal, obsoleteUppity.
  • flatulent obsolete
  • glorious obsoleteExcessively proud or boastful.
  • haught obsoleteHaughty.
  • haut obsolete
  • orgulous archaic, literaryArrogant, haughty, proud.

Opposite of arrogant

adjectiveHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

  • servileSlavish or submissive.
  • humbleHaving a low position or a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
  • modestNot bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.

adjectiveMore antonyms

  • sycophanticExcessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.

Meaning of arrogant

  1. adjective Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

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Questions about synonyms of arrogant

What is another word for arrogant?
Arrogant has 69 synonyms on Word.ws, such as high-handed, proud, vain, cocky, pompous, overbearing, presumptuous and insolent.
What is the opposite of arrogant?
The opposite of arrogant is modest. Other antonyms of arrogant are humble, servile and sycophantic.
What does arrogant mean?
Arrogant means having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

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