| Main Entry: | bumptious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offensively self-assertive |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, cocksure, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, forward, full of oneself, loud, obnoxious, pushy |
Antonyms: |
humble, modest, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | cocky/cocksure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-assured, full of oneself |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, brash, bumptious, certain, conceited, confident, egotistical, hotdogging, hotshot, hubristic, know-it-all, lordly, nervy, overconfident, overweening, positive, presumptuous, self-confident, smart aleck, smart guy, smarty, smarty pants, sure, swaggering, swollen-headed, vain, wise guy |
Antonyms: |
humble, modest, uncertain, unself-confident, unsure |
| Main Entry: | impudent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, shameless |
Synonyms: |
arrant, audacious, barefaced, blatant, boldfaced, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky*, cocky*, contumelious, cool*, flip*, forward, fresh, immodest, impertinent, insolent, nervy, off-base, overbold, pert, presumptuous, procacious, rude, sassy*, saucy*, smart*, smart-alecky, unabashed, unblushing, wise* |
Antonyms: |
humble, modest, polite, retiring |
| Main Entry: | pushy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive, offensive |
Synonyms: |
ambitious, assertive, bold, brash, bumptious, forceful, loud, militant, obnoxious, obtrusive, officious, presumptuous, pushful, pushing, self-assertive |
Antonyms: |
modest, quiet, shy, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | cocky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-assured |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, brash, bumptious, certain, cocksure, conceited, confident, egotistical, hotdogger, hotshot, hubristic, know-it-all, lordly, nervy, overconfident, overweening, positive, presumptuous, self-confident, smart aleck, smart guy, smarty, smarty pants, sure, swaggering, swollen-headed, vain, wise guy |
Antonyms: |
humble, modest, shy, tentative, timid, uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | self-assertive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
Synonyms: |
audacious, bumptious, confident, immodest, pushy, sure |
| Main Entry: | malapert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impudent |
Synonyms: |
arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, boldfaced, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky*, cocky*, contumelious, cool*, disrespectful, familiar, flip*, flippant, forward, fresh, immodest, impertinent, insolent, nervy, off-base, overbold, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, procacious, pushy, rude, sassy*, saucy*, smart*, smart-alecky, unabashed, unblushing, wise* |
| Notes: | apert means 'bold' and malapert means 'inappropriately bold' |
| Main Entry: | smart-alecky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impudent |
Synonyms: |
arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, boldfaced, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky*, cocky*, contumelious, cool*, familiar, flip*, forward, fresh, immodest, impertinent, insolent, malapert, nervy, off-base, overbold, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, procacious, pushy, rude, sassy*, saucy*, smart*, unabashed, unblushing, wise* |
| Main Entry: | snippety |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impudent |
Synonyms: |
arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, boldfaced, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky*, cocky*, contumelious, cool*, familiar, flip*, forward, fresh, immodest, impertinent, insolent, malapert, nervy, off-base, overbold, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, procacious, pushy, rude, sassy*, saucy*, smart*, smart-alecky, unabashed, unblushing, wise* |
| Main Entry: | uppish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impudent |
Synonyms: |
arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, boldfaced, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky*, cocky*, contumelious, cool*, familiar, flip*, forward, fresh, immodest, impertinent, insolent, malapert, nervy, off-base, overbold, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, procacious, pushy, rude, sassy*, saucy*, smart*, smart-alecky, unabashed, unblushing, wise* |