Synonyms and antonyms of Describing arrogant and over-confident people or behaviour in British Thesaurus

arrogant (adjective)

someone who is arrogant thinks they are better or more important than other people and behaves in a way that is rude and too confident

proud (adjective)

used about someone who feels so proud that they think they are better than other people

conceited (adjective)

someone who is conceited behaves in a way that shows they think they are very intelligent, skilful, or attractive. This word shows that you do not like people like this.

immodest (adjective)

someone who is immodest thinks they are very good or clever and likes to talk about their achievements

superior (adjective)

someone who is superior behaves in a proud way, as if they think they are better or more important than other people

vain (adjective)

showing disapproval someone who is vain is very proud and thinks they are very attractive or special

egocentric (adjective)

behaving as if you are more important than other people, and need not care about them

patronizing (adjective)

showing disapproval behaving or speaking in a way that shows you think you are more intelligent or important than someone

big-headed (adjective)

behaving in a way that shows that you think you are very important or intelligent

loud (adjective)

used for describing a person who talks in a loud and confident way that annoys other people

arch (adjective)

speaking or looking as though you think it is funny that you know something that someone else does not know

as if you own the place ()

if someone behaves as if they own the place, they behave in an annoying way that shows they think they are very important

beneath your dignity ()

if something is beneath your dignity, you think that you are too important to do it

brash (adjective)

showing disapproval behaving and talking in a loud and confident way that annoys other people

brassy (adjective)

showing disapproval a brassy woman is one who you think talks too loudly, seems too confident, and wears clothes that are bright and do not have much style

bumptious (adjective)

behaving in an annoying way that shows you think you are very important

clever (adjective)

Britishinformal saying annoying or offensive things to make yourself look better than someone

cocksure (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval very confident in an annoying way

cocky (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval very confident in an annoying way

condescending (adjective)

showing disapproval showing that you think you are more important or more intelligent than other people

egotistical (adjective)

showing disapproval thinking that you are more important than other people and need not care about them

holier-than-thou (adjective)

behaving as if you are morally better than other people, in a way that annoys them

importantly (adverb)

in a way that shows you think you are important

jumped-up (adjective)

Britishinformal thinking that you are more important than you are

lofty (adjective)

mainly literary someone who has a lofty manner or attitude behaves in a way that shows they think they are better than other people

lordly (adjective)

formal behaving in a proud way that shows that you think you are more important than other people

overconfident (adjective)

more confident than it is sensible to be, often in a way that is annoying

pleased with yourself ()

very proud of something that you have done, especially in a way that annoys other people

pompous (adjective)

showing disapproval someone who is pompous thinks they are very important and speaks or behaves in a very serious and formal way

presumptuous (adjective)

showing too much confidence and not enough respect

puffed up (adjective)

behaving as though you are especially good in some way, and people should admire you

riding for a fall ()

too confident or taking too many risks, so that you are likely to fail badly

sanctimonious (adjective)

showing disapproval used for describing someone who tries to show that they have better moral or religious principles than other people

self-appointed (adjective)

used about someone who behaves in a particular way because they think they have a right to, especially when other people do not agree

self-congratulatory (adjective)

showing disapproval showing you are very proud of what you have done, in a way that annoys other people

self-important (adjective)

showing disapproval behaving in ways that show you think you are more important than everyone else

self-opinionated (adjective)

believing that your own opinions are right and that everyone else should agree with you

self-righteous (adjective)

showing that you are too proud of your own moral behaviour or beliefs, especially in a way that annoys other people

self-satisfied (adjective)

showing disapproval showing how pleased you are about your own situation in a way that annoys other people

smug (adjective)

showing disapproval too satisfied with your abilities or achievements. This word shows that you dislike people like this

sniffy (adjective)

informal behaving in a way that shows that you do not think someone or something is good or important enough for you

snobbish (adjective)

showing disapproval behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people

snobby (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval snobbish

snooty (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval someone who is snooty thinks they are better than other people and behaves rudely towards them

snotty (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval a snotty person thinks they are better or more important than other people

snotty-nosed (adjective)

informalBritishshowing disapproval a snotty-nosed person thinks they are better or more important than other people

someone likes the sound of their own voice ()

used for saying that someone thinks their opinions are more important than anyone else’s

stuck-up (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval a stuck-up person acts as though they are too important to speak to you

supercilious (adjective)

a supercilious person behaves as if they think they are better or more important than everyone else

toffee-nosed (adjective)

Britishinformal behaving as if you are more important than other people, especially because you come from a higher social class

too big for his/her boots ()

used for saying that someone thinks they are more important or powerful than they really are

too clever by half ()

very confident about your intelligence and skills in a way that annoys people

uppity (adjective)

informal old-fashioned behaving in a way that shows that you think you are more important than other people

vainglorious (adjective)

literary extremely proud in a way that other people dislike or think is stupid

virtuous (adjective)

used in a negative way for describing someone who thinks they are morally better than other people

with your nose in the air ()

with an attitude that shows that you think you are better than other people