Synonyms of presumptuous

presumptuous

adjective

pri-ˈzəm(p)-chə-wəs 

1

as in immodest

showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty

it's a little presumptuous of you to assume that I'm your new best friend just because I invited you along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immodest
• arrogant
• bold
• forward
• proud
• smug
• overfamiliar
• selfish
• familiar
• important
• presuming
• confident
• vain
• conceited
• vainglorious
• high-and-mighty
• supercilious
• pompous
• self-important
• pretentious
• bumptious
• egomaniacal
• impudent
• snobbish
• prideful
• haughty
• insolent
• egotistic
• uppity
• egoistic
• complacent
• cavalier
• impertinent
• disdainful
• brazen
• free
• cocky
• hoity-toity
• audacious
• boastful
• domineering
• self-assertive
• cheeky
• sure
• saucy
• highfalutin
• sassy
• overweening
• overbold
• self-conceited
• high-hat
• self-satisfied
• bold-faced
• brassy
• self-complacent
• self-assured
• brash
• superior
• self-confident
• high-handed
• lordly
• imperious
• self-centered
• stuck-up
• self-asserting
• self-absorbed
• braggart
• bragging
• pert
• self-involved
• self-interested
• fresh
• self-seeking
• self-concerned
• self-obsessed
• self-engrossed
• brassbound
• self-infatuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modest
• unassuming
• humble
• meek
• lowly
• timid
• unpretentious
• unassertive
• down-to-earth
• bashful
• timorous
• shy
• demure
• retiring
• mousy
• diffident
• self-doubting

2

as in arrogant

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

the presumptuous doctor didn't even bother to explain to me the treatment that I would be receiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• pompous
• pretentious
• superior
• cavalier
• supercilious
• important
• assumptive
• high-and-mighty
• haughty
• bumptious
• uppity
• high-handed
• domineering
• presuming
• smug
• dominant
• uppish
• sniffy
• masterful
• imperious
• huffy
• chesty
• proud
• authoritarian
• high-hat
• peremptory
• patronizing
• highfalutin
• self-assertive
• lofty
• overweening
• condescending
• huffish
• dominating
• impudent
• toplofty
• lordly
• boastful
• bossy
• vainglorious
• self-asserting
• snobbish
• stiff-necked
• conceited
• impertinent
• disdainful
• pontifical
• hubristic
• vain
• egocentric
• magisterial
• cocky
• snobby
• snooty
• saucy
• narcissistic
• bombastic
• egotistic
• prideful
• egoistic
• blusterous
• immodest
• complacent
• swaggering
• pontificating
• braggy
• self-centered
• blustery
• uninhibited
• bragging
• self-conceited
• self-satisfied
• braggart
• self-complacent
• extroverted
• stuck-up
• self-promoting
• brash
• self-flattering
• unreserved
• self-affected
• self-loving
• orgulous
• self-pleased
• forward
• self-applauding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• lowly
• unpretentious
• timid
• shy
• bashful
• sheepish
• diffident
• passive
• subdued
• introverted
• deferential
• demure
• mousy
• shrinking
• unassuming
• meek
• submissive
• unarrogant
• unassertive
• unobtrusive
• compliant
• unaggressive
• acquiescent
• self-critical
• quiet
• yielding
• self-doubting
• cringing
• overmodest
• reserved
• retiring
• cowering

3

as in meddlesome

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

the presumptuous salesclerk started picking out some very expensive accessories for the outfit I had just chosen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meddlesome
• officious
• busy
• intruding
• intrusive
• annoying
• rude
• obtrusive
• pushy
• nosy
• meddling
• presuming
• interfering
• protrusive
• prying
• impudent
• insolent
• impertinent
• snoopy
• brazen
• pushing
• bumptious
• curious
• inquisitive
• trespassing
• bold
• invading
• pestiferous
• overbearing
• harassing
• superserviceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unobtrusive
• uninvolved
• silent
• reticent
• withdrawn
• quiet
• reclusive
• reserved
• taciturn
• hands-off
• retiring
• restrained
• subdued
• inhibited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of presumptuous

Nothing at Gwyn is overly presumptuous, though; in fact, the clothing still retains a markedly Cali-cool identity, which is to say it’s rooted in minimalism. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026

Originally called People United to Save Humanity — the presumptuous title was soon changed to People United to Serve Humanity — PUSH became his pulpit. — Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

But these Prime exclusive home gifts, like the under-$30 candle warmer and this electric throw blanket, aren’t presumptuous. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025

The mother took him in, pitying his orphan status and appreciating his straightforward manners, neither servile nor presumptuous, but respectful and unembarrassed and warm. — Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025