bumptiousness

  • 41bumptious — adjective too proud of your abilities in a way that annoys other people bumptiously adverb bumptiousness noun (U) …

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  • 42bluster — 1. verb 1) he started blustering about the general election Syn: rant, rave, thunder, bellow, sound off; be overbearing; informal throw one s weight around/about 2) storms bluster in from the sea Syn: blast, gust, storm, roar …

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  • 43impudence — noun her irrepressible impudence landed her in the principal s office about a million times Syn: impertinence, insolence, effrontery, audacity, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness, brazenness, brass, boldness; presumption, presumptuousness, disrespect,… …

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  • 44presumption — noun 1) this presumption may be easily rebutted Syn: assumption, supposition, presupposition, belief, guess, judgment, surmise, conjecture, speculation, hypothesis, postulation, inference, deduction, conclusion 2) he apologized for …

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  • 45swagger — 1. verb 1) we swaggered into the arena Syn: strut, parade, stride; walk confidently; informal sashay 2) try to swagger less and instead show some humility Syn: boast, brag, bluster, crow, gloat; strut …

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  • 46aggressive — 1 attacking, offensive (see base words at ATTACK n) Analogous words: invading, encroaching, trespassing (see TRESPASS vb) Antonyms: resisting: repelling 2 Aggressive, militant, assertive, self assertive, pushing, pushy are here compared as… …

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  • 47arrogance — n 1. haughtiness, loftiness, hauteur, self importance; presumption, presumptuousness, overconfidence, fatuousness; pride, vanity, vainglory, conceit, snobbery, snobbishness, airs; pomposity, pompousness, egotism, superciliousness, contempt,… …

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  • 48assumption — n 1. supposition, presupposition, premise, presumption; guess, guesswork, conjecture; surmise, inference, deduction, understanding; thesis, hypothesis, theory, postulate, postulation, axiom. 2. taking on or over, assuming, undertaking, adopting,… …

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  • 49assurance — n 1. assertion, affirmation, averment, asseveration, profession, protestation, avouchment, declaration, statement. 2. pledge, promise, vow, oath, word of honor; guaranty, guarantee, warrant, warranty, contract, bond, security, surety; attestation …

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  • 50audacity — n 1. boldness, courage, bravery, valor, hardihood, resoluteness, stalwartness; daring, derring do, venturesomeness, adventurousness, fearlessness, intrepidity; backbone, grit, nerve, mettle, spirit, pluck, Inf. spunk, Inf. starch, Inf. guts;… …

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