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over-weening
adjective as in overbearing
adjective as in overconfident
adjective as in presumptuous
adjective as in vain
adjective as in cocky
adjective as in vaulting
Strong match
adjective as in overweening
adjective as in prideful
Weak matches
- aloof
- assuming
- audacious
- autocratic
- biggety
- boastful
- bossy
- bragging
- cavalier
- cheeky
- cocky
- cold-shoulder
- conceited
- contemptuous
- cool
- disdainful
- dismissive
- domineering
- egotistic
- egotistical
- haughty
- high-and-mighty
- high-handed
- imperious
- insolent
- know-it-all
- lofty
- lordly
- narcissistic
- on an ego trip
- on one's high horse
- overbearing
- overweening
- peremptory
- pompous
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- puffed up
- scornful
- self-important
- self-satisfied
- smug
- sniffy
- snippy
- snobbish
- snooty
- snotty
- stuck-up
- supercilious
- superior
- swaggering
- uppity
- vain
- vainglorious
adjective as in cocky
adjective as in conceited
adjective as in forward
adjective as in haughty
adjective as in imperious
adjective as in overbearing
adjective as in overconfident
adjective as in presumptuous
adjective as in vain
adjective as in cocky
adjective as in vaulting
Strong match
adjective as in overweening
adjective as in prideful
Weak matches
- aloof
- assuming
- audacious
- autocratic
- biggety
- boastful
- bossy
- bragging
- cavalier
- cheeky
- cocky
- cold-shoulder
- conceited
- contemptuous
- cool
- disdainful
- dismissive
- domineering
- egotistic
- egotistical
- haughty
- high-and-mighty
- high-handed
- imperious
- insolent
- know-it-all
- lofty
- lordly
- narcissistic
- on an ego trip
- on one's high horse
- overbearing
- overweening
- peremptory
- pompous
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- puffed up
- scornful
- self-important
- self-satisfied
- smug
- sniffy
- snippy
- snobbish
- snooty
- snotty
- stuck-up
- supercilious
- superior
- swaggering
- uppity
- vain
- vainglorious
adjective as in cocky
adjective as in conceited
adjective as in forward
adjective as in haughty
adjective as in imperious
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Example Sentences
What motive can he have in this save the slaking of his over-weening pride?
That will keep us from anything in the nature of pride or over-weening self-importance.
They need a sharp lesson, if only to bring down their over-weening self-conceit.
Over-weening pride, however, caused her to gloomily accept it.
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On this page you'll find 403 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-weening, such as: autocratic, bossy, cocky, dictatorial, high-handed, and imperious.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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