as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
a cavalier and pompous boss, indifferent to the feelings of her subordinates
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as in gentleman
an honorable and courteous man
a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War
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Recent Examples of cavalier
Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Basset hounds and cavalier King Charles spaniels are a great match for a more chilled lifestyle, according to Smith.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
Finally, to call Alito’s assessment of the ruling’s consequences for women cavalier would be charitable.
—Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
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Adjective
The husband’s cavalier response is also something that needs to be addressed in therapy.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Basset hounds and cavalier King Charles spaniels are a great match for a more chilled lifestyle, according to Smith.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Noun
What is unique, however, is the way TikTok and its outside consultants are handling this material—an approach experts say is ham-handed and cavalier at best, and harmful and re-traumatizing at worst.
—Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
Finally, to call Alito’s assessment of the ruling’s consequences for women cavalier would be charitable.
—Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalier
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In addition to Sandler, the 2025 film also sees the return of several familiar faces, including Julie Bowen as Happy’s love interest, Virginia Venit; Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin, Happy’s arrogant nemesis; and Ben Stiller as Hal L., the orderly from Happy’s grandmother’s nursing home.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Christopher McDonald plays Happy’s comically villainous, arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, maestro of the finger guns.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Daryl McCormack — seen in films like Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and the upcoming Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — will embody the role of the charming gentleman for the show.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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“Cavalier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalier. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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