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Synonyms & Antonyms of cocky
displaying or marked by rude boldness
- a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater
Synonyms for cocky
- arch,
- audacious,
- bold,
- bold-faced,
- brash,
- brassbound,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- brazen-faced,
- cheeky,
- cocksure,
- fresh,
- impertinent,
- impudent,
- insolent,
- nervy,
- sassy,
- saucy,
- wise
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“Cocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocky. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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