Thesaurus / cocky
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Her portrait shows a young woman who’s self-assured but not cocky, just uncertain enough about life and the world to help us navigate it too.
TIME'S BEST PORTRAITS OF 2021TIME STAFFDECEMBER 16, 2021TIMEAmong other remarks, Rogozin has said that NASA should not get too cocky about its newfound access to space in case SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle "breaks."
RUSSIA’S SPACE CHIEF WISHES HIS OLIGARCHS INVESTED IN SPACE LIKE BRANSON AND MUSKERIC BERGERJULY 13, 2021ARS TECHNICADuring the second snow of the next year, we got cocky and took on too many customers.
THESE TEEN BROTHERS ARE THE GENIUSES BEHIND THIS POPULAR MUMBO SAUCE BRANDKIMBERLY WILSONAPRIL 12, 2021ESSENCE.COMIt’s Bugs Bunny, in fact, who seems to channel Gashouse Gang star pitcher Dizzy Dean, with his cocky persona and homespun personality.
‘BASEBALL BUGS’ AT 75: HOW A LOONEY TUNES CLASSIC LEFT ITS MARK ON AMERICA’S PASTIMEFREDERIC J. FROMMERFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhere are you going to, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, and Ducky-daddles?
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSPeter and Prince were the dearest dogs, and Cocky was a parrot that could say the most amusing things.
GREYFRIARS BOBBYELEANOR ATKINSONI got to know of this affair through Robbins' backing up of Cocky, and telling Urquhart that nobody was afraid of him.
A HOLIDAY IN BED AND OTHER SKETCHESJ. M. BARRIE“Cocky,” he said bravely, without a quiver of fear or flight, when Michael had charged upon him at sight to destroy him.
MICHAEL, BROTHER OF JERRYJACK LONDONSo Kwaque remained in the two rooms, cooking and housekeeping for his master and caring for Michael and Cocky.
MICHAEL, BROTHER OF JERRYJACK LONDONNever removing its eyes from Cocky, the cat advanced slowly until it paused not six feet away.
MICHAEL, BROTHER OF JERRYJACK LONDONWORDS RELATED TO COCKY
- arrant
- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- bumptious
- cheeky
- cocky
- contumelious
- cool
- familiar
- flip
- forward
- fresh
- immodest
- impertinent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- off-base
- overbold
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- procacious
- pushy
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- smart-alecky
- unabashed
- unblushing
- wise
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