arrogantly

adverb

as in boldly

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Recent Examples of arrogantly But among their best qualities, Dick Riordan was arrogantly confident, Jim Hahn had a steady hand on the tiller, Antonio Villaraigosa was tireless and passionate, Eric Garcetti was a long-range thinker on earthquakes, water and energy. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 But the majority in 2019 said federal courts aren’t competent to decide when gerrymandering goes too far, even when the culprits arrogantly boast about it, as some did in Tallahassee. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 Kiffin was arrogantly miffed, but Carter was so right. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrogantly
  1. boldly
  2. brazenly
  3. proudly
  4. haughtily
  5. contemptuously
  6. pompously
  7. audaciously
  8. scornfully
Adverb
  • Sophie Cunningham has become a megastar by boldly stating that men have no business competing in women’s sports — all while shooting the lights out from beyond the 3-point arc.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • At best, this boldly immersive effort will find a home at other festivals and in one-off screenings, whereas general indie distribution seems unlikely.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of boldly
Adverb
  • Greenspan’s cooking is equal parts nostalgic and swashbuckling, with a menu that brazenly reimagines foods most Jewish Americans hold near and dear.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of brazenly
Adverb
  • This is the friction that Tariq felt was a nonnegotiable for the film, factions of an immigrant community torn between assimilating into American culture and proudly celebrating its differences as loudly as possible.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And his film, at once proudly unlikable and meticulously realized, is both a daring display of craft and a rude sign of life—which is to say, the opposite of depressing.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of proudly
Adverb
  • The previous truths, long vivified by history, have been haughtily dismissed by the Journal’s editorial page.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Definition of haughtily
Adverb
  • Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
    — Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of contemptuously
Adverb
  • Texas is taking it to a new level, pompously trying to single-handedly keep Republican control of the House after the 2026 midterms.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of pompously
Adverb
  • Nike has no shortage of bold sneaker designs in its archive and yet, there is perhaps no model as audaciously branded as the Air More Uptempo.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • All the entries are highly personal, bracingly creative and audaciously inventive recreations of immortal standards familiar throughout the world.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of audaciously
Adverb
  • As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of scornfully

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“Arrogantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrogantly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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