| Main Entry: | adept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able |
Synonyms: |
accomplished, ace*, adroit, brainy, capable, clean*, crack*, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, expert, hot*, hotshot, know stuff, masterful, masterly, no dummy, no slouch, nobody's fool, on the ball, on the beam, practiced, proficient, quick, savvy, sharp, sharp as a tack, skilled, skillful, slick, smooth, there, up to speed, versed, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | aviator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who flies aircraft |
Synonyms: |
ace, aeronaut, airperson, barnstormer, bird legs, eagle, flier, hotshot, jockey, navigator, pilot |
| Main Entry: | big deal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something or someone important |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, biggie, bigwig, boss, boss man, head honcho, hotshot, important person, top dog, tycoon, very important person |
| Main Entry: | braggart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who talks boastingly |
Synonyms: |
bag of wind, big talker, big-timer, bigmouth, blatherskite, blowhard, blusterer, boaster, brag, braggadocio, bragger, egotist, exhibitionist, gasbag, gascon, grandstander, hotshot, know-it-all, peacock, ranter, raver, show-off, strutter, swaggerer, swashbuckler, swelled head, trumpeter, windbag |
| Main Entry: | brazen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brash, unashamed |
Synonyms: |
audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, brassy, cheeky, cocky, contumelious, defiant, flashy, flip, forward, gritty, gutsy, hotshot, immodest, impertinent, impudent, indecent, insolent, loud, meretricious, nervy, overbold, pert, saucy, shameless, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spunky, tawdry, unabashed, unblushing |
Antonyms: |
humble, meek, shamed, shamefaced, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | celebrity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dignitary |
Synonyms: |
VIP, ace, big cheese, big deal, big gun, big name, big shot, big stuff, bigwig, celeb, cynosure, famous person, figure, heavyweight, hero, hotshot, immortal, lion*, luminary, magnate, mahatma, major leaguer, name, notable, personage, personality, somebody, someone, star, superstar, the cheese, worthy |
Antonyms: |
nobody |
| 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: | foremost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | first in rank, order |
Synonyms: |
A-1, A-number-1, arch, at the cutting edge, at the leading edge, champion, chief, front, head, headmost, heavy, heavy stuff, heavyweight, highest, hot stuff, hotdog, hotshot, inaugural, initial, leading, most important, number one, original, paramount, preeminent, premier, primary, prime, primo, principal, supreme |
Antonyms: |
inferior, last, least, lowest, secondary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | gifted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talented, intelligent |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adroit, brilliant, capable, class act, clever, expert, got it, have on the ball, have smarts, have the goods, hot*, hotshot, ingenious, mad, masterly, phenomenal, shining at, skilled, smart |
Antonyms: |
dull, incapable, inept, unintelligent, untalented |
| Main Entry: | hot dog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | frankfurter |
Synonyms: |
Georgia hot, boaster, crowd-pleaser, dog, flaunter, foot long, footlong, frank, frankfurter, grandstander, hotshot, pigs in a blanket, red-hot, redhot, sausage, showboat, weenie, weenie, wiener |
| Notes: | a frankfurter is a smoked sausage, hot dog describes a frankfurter served in a bun or roll, and wiener is actually 'wienerwurst' or Vienna sausage and later became a synonym for frankfurter |