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
Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The movie may be a bit cavalier in its expert execution and pulpy plot twists, but Unsane’s brazen disreputability ends up being a feature, not a bug.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 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
No court would have been that cavalier with the money of a white man.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The movie may be a bit cavalier in its expert execution and pulpy plot twists, but Unsane’s brazen disreputability ends up being a feature, not a bug.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 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
Adjective
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That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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One, the foreman, is a gentleman who was born in the Dominican Republic and came to NYC in 1996.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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The foundation is named for its ingenious couturier-founder, a gentleman whose love for fashion history inspired him to collect the historic and modern work of the masters of haute couture.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Cavalier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalier. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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