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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
  • Some might see you as arrogant.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Jackson returns as Wes Bryant, a handsome, intelligent, but arrogant man who had just moved to Seattle and was revealed to be a new medical intern at Grey Sloan.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But how confident can people be after watching the Bills lose to the Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in such putrid, sloptastic fashion twice in a row in prime time?
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Be forwarded thinking, fiscally confident in budgets, and supportive of staff and loves Matthews.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Being passive aggressive and giving non-committal responses is clearly not working.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But even with the aggressive approach, the talent gap was evident.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Orenbuch is also optimistic that credit will continue to improve after Ally tightened its underwriting in early 2023.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The optimistic take on this Georgia team depends on the defense reverting to the program standard.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • O'Connor does a great job of embodying the character of Mooney, who is not the ambitious criminal the film's title suggests.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Children’s Health Defense, the organization Kennedy built into one of the fiercest foes of childhood vaccines, took interest in the Idaho bill early on.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Two-time All Pro linebacker James Harrison led a fierce Pittsburgh Steelers defense for years, winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Self-asserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-asserting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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