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as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude a bunch of self-asserting upstarts who thought that they could buy their way into high society

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-asserting
Adjective
  • Jean stepped out as Nia approached—lean and arrogant, a cigarette pinched between her lips.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Gil, her nemesis, is hot, arrogant and unfortunately extremely kissable.
    Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stankonia collaborators remember Outkast feeling confident during recording sessions for their fourth studio album, which has been lauded for bringing the Dirty South hip-hop sensibility to such genres as funk, gospel and psychedelia.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the Cardinals' legend is confident that the underdog can come out on top.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Cynics may not believe the aggressive talk from the company.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • And the Buckeyes are working through some kinks in an offense that turns from conservative to aggressive in random segments of the game.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Losing to Oregon was a tough blow in what has been a very optimistic season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That’s sets things up well for Tarasov, who like the Panthers is optimistic can take the next step in his game after an up-and-down tenure with the Blue Jackets.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This double release proves that their most ambitious and incisive work may still lie ahead.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Leadership has described ambitious targets.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The bond between the two men was at the center of a fierce political conflict that spread in Washington, San Salvador and Miami.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And Kailey Agpaoa is goofy and funny as Doctor Sister, a self-sacrificing but fierce young woman who has given up her dreams to care of her aging parents while her older sister has a husband and medical career.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Self-asserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-asserting. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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