PRESUMPTUOUSLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

presumptuously

adverb

Definition of presumptuously

as in boldly

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Adverb

Jackson has responded accordingly and spoken boldly about the offense’s potential.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
If leaders distinguish between thoughtful and careless risks, people can move boldly without lowering the bar.

— Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of boldly

Adverb

The characters are all in a continual state of collision, their shifting conflicts inflamed by Coriolanus’ arrogantly uncompromising nature.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
But the majority in 2019 said federal courts aren’t competent to decide when gerrymandering goes too far, even when the culprits arrogantly boast about it, as some did in Tallahassee.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of arrogantly

Adverb

Nike has no shortage of bold sneaker designs in its archive and yet, there is perhaps no model as audaciously branded as the Air More Uptempo.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
All the entries are highly personal, bracingly creative and audaciously inventive recreations of immortal standards familiar throughout the world.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of audaciously

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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.

— Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of contemptuously

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So brazenly setting up the next chapter before finishing the first undercuts an otherwise solid finish, but Season 2 is peppered with hallmarks of a series stalling for time.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Y’know, the two living, breathing, helpless children forced to sit idle while their mother and (almost) step-father constantly and brazenly risk abandoning them.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of brazenly

Adverb

Some proudly noted that a local Walmart now stocks special flour for arepas.

— Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Upcoming in October is a historic quilt show at the Avon Congregational Church — which proudly celebrates its heritage as a church of local abolitionists.

— Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

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