arrogance
noun
ar·ro·gance
ˈer-ə-gən(t)s 
ˈa-rə-
: an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
Synonyms
- assumption
- bumptiousness
- consequence
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- high horse
- huffiness
- imperiousness
- loftiness
- lordliness
- masterfulness
- peremptoriness
- pomposity
- pompousness
- presumptuousness
- pretense
- pretence
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- self-consequence
- self-importance
- superciliousness
- superiority
- toploftiness
Examples of arrogance in a Sentence
He was like a movie star at his high school reunion, muting his arrogance and trying to be a regular guy for old times' sake. He seemed to genuinely appreciate the honor.
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Carlo Rotella, New York Times Sports Magazine, June 2008
This kind of official arrogance is not new, of course, although it is perhaps more common in dictatorships than in democracies.
—Ian Buruma, New York Times Book Review, 17 Sept. 2006
Arrogance is, at once, what an athlete most needs and what fans least want to see.
—Dan Le Batard, ESPN, 15 Mar. 2004
A British expat who could have stepped out of a Graham Greene plot, Twyman makes an improbable Jamaican hero. His self-assurance borders on arrogance, particularly when something is not done precisely the way he would do it himself.
—Barry Estabrook, Gourmet, July 2003
Her arrogance has earned her a lot of enemies.
We were shocked by the arrogance of his comments.
Carlo Rotella, New York Times Sports Magazine, June 2008
This kind of official arrogance is not new, of course, although it is perhaps more common in dictatorships than in democracies.
—Ian Buruma, New York Times Book Review, 17 Sept. 2006
Arrogance is, at once, what an athlete most needs and what fans least want to see.
—Dan Le Batard, ESPN, 15 Mar. 2004
A British expat who could have stepped out of a Graham Greene plot, Twyman makes an improbable Jamaican hero. His self-assurance borders on arrogance, particularly when something is not done precisely the way he would do it himself.
—Barry Estabrook, Gourmet, July 2003
Her arrogance has earned her a lot of enemies.
We were shocked by the arrogance of his comments.
Recent Examples on the Web
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Trump, meanwhile, has been unavoidable for comment, giving unhinged press conferences and an embarrassing display of arrogance at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘arrogance’ of Hoffman Khan has won praise from many progressives by confronting dominant companies, from Big Oil to Big Tech.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 26 July 2024
Sylvia Whiting, West Palm Beach The arrogance of power
I too am outraged by DeSantis’ arrogance.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
This kind of double standards has no Olympic spirit at all, and has only exposed their arrogance, prejudice and discrimination to the world.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘arrogance’ of Hoffman Khan has won praise from many progressives by confronting dominant companies, from Big Oil to Big Tech.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 26 July 2024
Sylvia Whiting, West Palm Beach The arrogance of power
I too am outraged by DeSantis’ arrogance.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
This kind of double standards has no Olympic spirit at all, and has only exposed their arrogance, prejudice and discrimination to the world.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
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arrogance
noun
ar·ro·gance
ˈar-ə-gən(t)s
: a sense of one's own importance that shows itself in a proud and insulting way
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