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
Examples of arrogant in a Sentence
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
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Nobody wants to be around an arrogant or disrespectful individual, in the workplace or in day-to-day life.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
So Far Trump in fact as played by Stan is a mix of charming and shy, troubled and insecure, arrogant and angry, a creative dealmaker with vision, narcissitic, cruel, self-serving, at times grief stricken.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
And interestingly, many were quick to name aspects of integrity — or, more accurately, the aspects at its antithesis, including (and these are actual words that voters used) being arrogant, disrespectful and rude.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Allbusiness, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
So Far Trump in fact as played by Stan is a mix of charming and shy, troubled and insecure, arrogant and angry, a creative dealmaker with vision, narcissitic, cruel, self-serving, at times grief stricken.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
And interestingly, many were quick to name aspects of integrity — or, more accurately, the aspects at its antithesis, including (and these are actual words that voters used) being arrogant, disrespectful and rude.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Arrogant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrogant. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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arrogant
adjective
ar·ro·gant
ˈar-ə-gənt
1
: overly proud of oneself or one's own opinions
2
: marked by arrogance
arrogant remarks
arrogantly
adverb
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