SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
arrogant
adjective
Showing an exaggerated sense of one's importance or superiority.
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The Girl on the Grand Staircase · paragraph 3Overconfident of superiority
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Return to topProud can be positive; arrogant implies an excessive sense of importance.
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His arrogant dismissal of the suggestion discouraged discussion.
Cam sounded arrogant when he announced that nobody else in the studio could match his judgment.
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