Synonyms of cavalier

cavalier 1 of 2

adjective

ˌka-və-ˈlir 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

cavalier

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noun

as in gentleman

an honorable and courteous man

a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gentleman
• aristocrat
• prince
• knight
• gallant
• fop
• beau
• charmer
• Galahad
• dude
• petit-maître
• patrician
• Beau Brummell
• dandy
• blade
• jay
• captivator
• swell
• blood
• ladies' man
• buck
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cavalier

Adjective

And the league seemingly demonstrated its frustration with the increasingly cavalier attitude of players toward the ASG in its proposal to the union about possible participation in the 2028 Olympics. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Later, in a conference room, Pathak and Gupta explained that their seemingly cavalier attitude toward robot welfare was actually motivated by concern for human safety. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

The Nuggets were particularly cavalier with second-rounders in the 2024 offseason, which turned out to be Booth’s last at the helm. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 June 2026

That cavalier treatment must be painful for Putin, who longs to restore his country’s global clout to Soviet levels. — Serge Schmemann, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2026

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