Synonyms of assumptive

assumptive

adjective

ə-ˈsəm(p)-tiv 

as in arrogant

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

an assumptive and tiresome woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• cavalier
• superior
• important
• supercilious
• presumptuous
• pretentious
• bumptious
• high-and-mighty
• haughty
• dominant
• uppity
• sniffy
• domineering
• smug
• pompous
• uppish
• presuming
• high-handed
• huffy
• chesty
• masterful
• imperious
• peremptory
• authoritarian
• patronizing
• high-hat
• self-assertive
• lofty
• dominating
• condescending
• self-asserting
• highfalutin
• huffish
• proud
• overweening
• lordly
• toplofty
• impudent
• snobbish
• pontifical
• egocentric
• boastful
• disdainful
• bossy
• magisterial
• snooty
• snobby
• stiff-necked
• narcissistic
• bombastic
• saucy
• hubristic
• cocky
• impertinent
• conceited
• vainglorious
• egotistic
• pontificating
• egoistic
• swaggering
• complacent
• vain
• blustery
• blusterous
• prideful
• braggy
• self-centered
• uninhibited
• self-complacent
• immodest
• bragging
• self-satisfied
• braggart
• self-flattering
• self-conceited
• extroverted
• unreserved
• brash
• self-promoting
• stuck-up
• self-loving
• self-applauding
• forward
• self-pleased
• self-affected
• orgulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• unpretentious
• lowly
• timid
• sheepish
• passive
• shy
• bashful
• diffident
• introverted
• subdued
• deferential
• shrinking
• unassuming
• demure
• mousy
• acquiescent
• submissive
• unaggressive
• meek
• unobtrusive
• compliant
• unassertive
• unarrogant
• yielding
• self-critical
• quiet
• self-doubting
• cringing
• overmodest
• reserved
• cowering
• retiring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assumptive

In the big picture, a vibrancy blazing like 250 birthday candles begs an assumptive question: What will the NFL be like 250 years from now? —Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

By focusing on relationship-building, presenting options that empower the client and using assumptive language, top insurance agents create a smooth and comfortable decision-making process. —David Price, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

That said, a partner being posted is a part of that assumptive storytelling. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 May 2024

Kyle Richards is clapping back at assumptive commenters. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023

First, assumptive organizations at the bottom level lack the tooling to derive insights from the technology that runs their day-to-day business. —Matt McLarty, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2022

Sarah informs her assumptive pal that Denmark Tanney was a free man who showed up mysteriously and bought all the land on the island with gold. —Jean Bentley, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2021