cavalier 1 of 2

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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cavalier

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noun

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Recent Examples of cavalier
Adjective
Switzerland played with a cavalier swagger, as if the onus of putting on a show wasn’t an obligation but a freedom. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025 In Trump’s first term, U.S. allies quickly learned that the president was cavalier about classified information. Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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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 See All Example Sentences for cavalier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavalier
Adjective
  • Zane played the arrogant Cal Hockley, who was engaged to Jack's love interest, Rose (played by Kate Winslet).
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Among its many other deft and occasionally very blunt messages, the film, directed by Australian David Michod, definitely telegraphs the hey-get-a-load-of-this-serious-actress-here-ladies-and-gentlemen transmission.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lloyd will play Clive, a gentleman who has lost his phone at Happy’s Place and comes back to retrieve it.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Cavalier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalier. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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