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

Responsible or not, Polly’s behavior is therefore at best cavalier, and at worst, especially during his police room interviews, downright cocky. — Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Rice closed in eventually and the heckler wasn't as cavalier. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

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

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