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chest-thumping

noun

Definition of chest-thumpingnext
as in arrogance

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Recent Examples of chest-thumping The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap. — Sean Keeler, Twin Cities, 5 May 2026 The Sabres took the chest-thumping contest, out-hitting the B’s 53-38. — Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 But his uppercase blasts, chest-thumping rants and coarse insults are more likely now to draw a Gallic shrug. — Serge Schmemann, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 His remarks about Iran moved beyond personal attacks or chest-thumping nationalism to take on a tone of collective punishment and civilizational destruction. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chest-thumping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest-thumping
  1. arrogance
  2. snobbery
  3. inflation
  4. self-assertion
  5. snobbishness
  6. snootiness
  7. pomposity
  8. haughtiness
Noun
  • And a stellar Paulson expertly exudes snide arrogance, until Sandra breaks open entirely.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What might seem arrogance in others feels merely reasonable coming from her.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • Ink has great fun dramatizing how the staid postwar consensus — a world of snobbery, dignity, and unions — was eclipsed by The Sun’s muscular populism.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • While snobbery and name-dropping dominate, Nora’s feeling of alienation is tempered by her crush on associate editor Thomas (Joshuah Melnick) who, though only slightly older, seems to know everything about piloting the scene.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of snobbery
Noun
  • Trump largely ran on a platform focused on economic troubles in 2024, as former President Joe Biden’s four years in office were marked by record-setting inflation.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • By a 15-point margin, Democrats are considered the party that would better handle inflation and prices at a time when the cost of living and the economy are voters’ top concerns.
    — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of inflation
Noun
  • And yet, the collateral damage that self-assertion can cause is also considered — women are not forgotten in the picture.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • What these markets share is a lower tolerance for self-assertion without validation.
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of self-assertion
Noun
  • Often, entrants include these alongside aristocratic and highbrow interests in a way that could reduce the appearance of snobbishness.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a snobbishness to that kind of comment, which doesn’t make any sense to me.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of snobbishness
Noun
  • Casual and low-key, but sophisticated and very personable—all the friendliness without the snootiness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of snootiness
Noun
  • It’s been a classic staple over decades of British comedy, which from Basil Fawlty to David Brent has rejoiced in puncturing pomposity to reveal idiocy and incompetence.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • After a decade of being held together by pomposity and average players, the bill has come due.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Definition of pomposity
Noun
  • The haughtiness and audacity of RHONY set a precedent for future cities, making the infamous season nine Gangster Lunch an obvious scene to recreate.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Sarah and Billo were plain-sailing people who didn’t pursue beauty or seek out texture, whereas Fanny was an exquisite snob without the circumstances to support such haughtiness.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of haughtiness

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“Chest-thumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest-thumping. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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