Thesaurus / too big for one's britches
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synonyms for too big for one's britches
- arrogant
- bombastic
- cocky
- exultant
- pompous
- pretentious
- big
- big-headed
- conceited
- crowing
- egotistic
- egotistical
- full of hot air
- highfalutin
- hot stuff
- know-it-all
- loudmouth
- on ego trip
- puffed-up
- self-aggrandizing
- self-applauding
- smart-alecky
- snooty
- strutting
- stuck-up
- swaggering
- swanky
- swollen-headed
- vainglorious
- vaunting
- windbag
- arrogant
- big-headed
- cocky
- conceited
- condescending
- egotistic
- haughty
- high-and-mighty
- hoity-toity
- nose in the air
- ostentatious
- patronizing
- pompous
- pretentious
- puffed up
- snippy
- snooty
- snotty
- uppity
- vain
antonyms for too big for one's britches
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How to use too big for one's britches in a sentence
The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSSol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThere were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSI pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMANBig Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe had meted out stern justice to his own son, when he had banished big Reginald to South America; but he had his virtues.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSYoung Lamb's big cigar has been out long ago; but he pulls hard at it, wholly unaware of the fact.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSBut we must not class in this unclean category Lord Spunyarn and his friend Haggard, who were both playing at the big table.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLHis head fell back limp on MacRae's arm, and the rest of the message went with the game old Dutchman across the big divide.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES
- arrogant
- big
- big-headed
- bombastic
- cocky
- conceited
- crowing
- egotistic
- egotistical
- exultant
- full of hot air
- highfalutin
- hot stuff
- know-it-all
- loudmouth
- on ego trip
- pompous
- pretentious
- puffed-up
- self-aggrandizing
- self-applauding
- smart-alecky
- snooty
- strutting
- stuck-up
- swaggering
- swanky
- swollen-headed
- too big for one's britches
- vainglorious
- vaunting
- windbag
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.