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as in cocky
displaying or marked by rude boldness
his cocksure assertion that only he could solve the problem
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as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt
you're always so cocksure about everything
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Recent Examples of cocksure
Blyth plays Cal, a jumpy and cocksure construction manager who is very much the third wheel — or more like the monkey wrench — in the recent couple formed by Leonie and the considerably older Horn.
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
No brand should be so cocksure as to presume its products are irreplaceable.
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Cate Rubenstein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2023
Yann Gael, Roger Sallah and Mentor Ba entertain as tough guy gunslingers, but their cocksure attitude is tested when a paranormal foe threatens them and their stash of gold.
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Thomas Page,
CNN,
23 Sep. 2022
From the start, Mr. Koecher was at once brilliant and hard to take—cocksure and certain that he was destined for great things.
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Edward Kosner,
WSJ,
25 Aug. 2022
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
No brand should be so cocksure as to presume its products are irreplaceable.
—
Cate Rubenstein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2023
Yann Gael, Roger Sallah and Mentor Ba entertain as tough guy gunslingers, but their cocksure attitude is tested when a paranormal foe threatens them and their stash of gold.
—
Thomas Page,
CNN,
23 Sep. 2022
From the start, Mr. Koecher was at once brilliant and hard to take—cocksure and certain that he was destined for great things.
—
Edward Kosner,
WSJ,
25 Aug. 2022
See All Example Sentences for cocksure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocksure
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Sipos as Dean, the life of the party, confident bordering on cocky.
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The city had a thriving poker scene in the early two-thousands, with enormous jackpots exchanging hands in empty warehouses and office parks, and Pughsley quickly earned a reputation for being loud and cocky.
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Ship traffic first started to pick up over the weekend as shipping companies became more confident that talks between the US and Iran were progressing.
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Merlin, a 2-year-old duck, has taken the internet by storm, captivating fans with his tiny form-fitting Team Mexico jersey and confident waddle around his home of Mexico City.
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Let curiosity guide cooperation toward a wiser agreement.
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Grantham is either a wise veteran warning investors again or a permanent bear who fails to understand a new financial system.
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An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the driver failed to make sure the tracks were clear.
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Make sure the shiny, reflective side is facing out.
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Mantello wasn’t being impudent.
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.
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In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.
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Meanwhile, the insolent and hyper-confident Ruben (Stuart Campbell as a teen and Gadd as a grown-up) has been in trouble with the law from a tender age.
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Many also thought that Red44 was becoming too public, too brazen, too loud, and no one was louder than Nathan Burdette.
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The brazen daylight shooting happened in the city’s most populous borough, Côte-des-Neiges, and ended after a shootout with the suspect, who was also killed.
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.
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Pheromone perfume has flooded social media feeds with bold claims about boosting attraction, but the science behind these scented sprays is murkier than the marketing suggests.
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“Cocksure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocksure. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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