Definition of ARROGANT

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proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness. too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted. a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position. a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power. a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness. ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence. an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness. an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness. disdainful of their social inferiors

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

Recent Examples on the Web In fact, the social media baron, though now 35 and eligible for the presidency, chose to stay at Facebook. The arrogant tech-world disruptor lane would remain unfilled in this year’s campaign. — Noam Cohen, Wired, "Michael Bloomberg, Geezer Tech Bro," 14 Feb. 2020 Likewise, Gallner brings depth and intelligence to a character that might have otherwise been just another arrogant bad-boy clone. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Dinner in America': Film Review | Sundance 2020," 3 Feb. 2020 Anyone suspecting that the 180 from struggling actress to star of a beloved sitcom has gone to Murphy’s head, creating an arrogant Frankendiva, would be mistaken. — Danielle Mcnally, Marie Claire, "Annie Murphy Is Letting Go of Schitt's," 29 Jan. 2020 One night, a chance encounter with an arrogant customer, Howard Davies (Damian Lewis), a former racehorse syndicate leader, inspires her to take on a new challenge. — David Canfield, EW.com, "Toni Collette spots a winner in exclusive sneak peek at Sundance film Dream Horse," 23 Jan. 2020 In the interview with the BBC’s Emily Maitlis, Andrew seemed insensitive and arrogant — particularly in an era in which social media has made even the rich and the powerful seem more accessible. — Gregory Katz, chicagotribune.com, "Prince Andrew to step back from public duties after BBC interview about his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein," 20 Nov. 2019 The Everton boss' hurried and ill-informed comments are indicative of a manager who is increasingly coming across as naive and arrogant. — SI.com, "Marco Silva's Bizarre Moise Kean Comments Sum Up His Poor Management of Everton Football Club," 2 Nov. 2019 And perhaps their fans can avoid being perceived as arrogant, a tag often attached to their peers in New England. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Success hasn't turned Cubs from lovable to unlikable ... yet," 23 Mar. 2018 Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy (Netflix) A quiet teen’s life is shaken up when she’s forced to be her arrogant neighbor’s slave. — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, "What to watch this weekend: ‘Flirty Dancing’ comes to Fox," 28 Dec. 2019

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