Bumptious
Bumptious adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: a bumptious young man whose family wealth gave him a sense of entitlement
Self-asserting and bumptious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-asserting" instead an adjective "Bumptious".
Self-asserting
Self-asserting adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: a bunch of self-asserting upstarts who thought that they could buy their way into high society
Bumptious and self-asserting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bumptious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-asserting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rude and bumptious
- rude and self-asserting
- impudent and bumptious
- impudent and self-asserting
- forward and bumptious
- forward and self-asserting
- impertinent and bumptious
- impertinent and self-asserting
- bold and bumptious
- bold and self-asserting
- brash and bumptious
- brash and self-asserting
- cheeky and bumptious
- cheeky and self-asserting
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