Antonyms for arrogant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ar-uh-guhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈær ə gənt


Definition of arrogant

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French arrogant (14c.), from Latin arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare (see arrogance). Related: Arrogantly.
  • adj having exaggerated self-opinion
Example sentences :
  • He has not half the arrogant bravery of the other, and can better hide his horns; that's all.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • "That there's where I stand," he stated, with arrogant self-assurance.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • "I care naught for others," he broke in, with harsh and arrogant contempt.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • You are too arrogant, Madonna, when you presume to judge what pleases God.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • His kind is too arrogant, too self-confident to have recourse to untruth.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He is arrogant and overbearing, and, at the same time, shallow and foolish.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • Am I crazy, am I arrogant, to feel as I do about my darling dwarf children?
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • There he was, strolling toward the Harbour Office with his stiff, arrogant dignity.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
  • He would show the arrogant London youth what a Virginia boy dared do!
  • Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
  • Especially in dealing with people who themselves are arrogant when they dare.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for arrogant

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