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swaggering
adjective as in arrogant
Weak matches
- assuming
- audacious
- autocratic
- biggety
- bragging
- cheeky
- cold-shoulder
- conceited
- contemptuous
- cool
- disdainful
- domineering
- egotistic
- high-and-mighty
- high-handed
- insolent
- know-it-all
- lordly
- on an ego trip
- overbearing
- peremptory
- proud
- puffed up
- scornful
- self-important
- smarty
- smarty-pants
- sniffy
- snippy
- snooty
- snotty
- stuck up
- supercilious
- superior
- uppity
adjective as in boastful
adjective as in bullying
adjective as in cocky
adjective as in jaunty
Weak matches
- airy
- animated
- bold
- brash
- careless
- cocky
- dapper
- dashing
- debonair
- devil-may-care
- easy
- exhilarated
- flip
- flippant
- forward
- free
- fresh
- frisky
- frolicsome
- gamesome
- gay
- high-spirited
- hilarious
- impetuous
- impudent
- jocose
- joking
- light
- natty
- nervy
- prankish
- provocative
- reckless
- self-confident
- showy
- smart
- sportive
- sporty
- spruce
- trim
- venturesome
- vivacious
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
- uppity
- vain
- vainglorious
adjective as in triumphant
adjective as in vain
Example Sentences
England's swaggering performance, which followed a 5-0 demolition of Serbia in a crucial World Cup qualifier in September, was a promising sign as they gear up for next year's World Cup.
Still, I worried about the optics of swaggering around, brandishing a long plastic tube.
John Chu, a Senior National Curator at the trust, said the artist appeared both "swaggering" and "tentative" in the picture, with a "mysterious" shadow across his face.
In the LP, which dropped on Valentine’s Day, he infused corridos with Chicano rap in the swaggering title track and embraced reggaeton in the playful “Loco.”
“Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight,” “Heavy Duty” and “The Majesty of Rock” saluted the glory of power chords and swaggering attitude.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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