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View usage for: (kɒkʃʊəʳ) adjectiveSomeone who is cocksure is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people. [old-fashioned, disapproval]Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant, brash, cocky More Synonyms of cocksure cocksure in British English (ˌkɒkˈʃʊə, -ˈʃɔː) adjectiveoverconfident; arrogant Derived forms cocksurely (ˌcockˈsurely) adverb cocksureness (ˌcockˈsureness) noun Word origin C16: of uncertain origin cocksure in American English (ˈkɑkˈʃʊr) adjective1. absolutely sure or certain 2. sure or self-confident in a stubborn or overbearing way Derived forms cocksureness (ˈcockˈsureness) noun Synonyms of 'cocksure'overconfident, arrogant, brash, cocky More Synonyms of cocksure Definition overconfident or arrogant a cocksure, self-confident performer Additional synonymsDefinition having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or ability an air of arrogant indifference Synonyms conceited, lordly, assuming, proud, swaggering, pompous, pretentious, stuck up (informal), cocky, contemptuous, blustering, imperious, overbearing, haughty, scornful, puffed up, egotistical, disdainful, self-important, presumptuous, high-handed, insolent, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), overweening, immodest, swollen-headed, bigheaded (informal), uppish (British, informal), too big for your boots or breeches Definition impudent or bold On stage she seems hard, brash and uncompromising. Synonyms bold, forward, rude, arrogant, cocky, pushy (informal), brazen, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, impudent, bumptious, cocksure, overconfident, hubristic, full of yourself Definition offensively self-assertive or conceited a bumptious young man Synonyms cocky, forward, arrogant, brash, swaggering, vaunting, pushy (informal), conceited, showy, overbearing, presumptuous, boastful, impudent, overconfident, vainglorious, self-assertive, egotistic, full of yourself- cock
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