Cocksure
Cocksure adjective - Displaying or marked by rude boldness.
Usage example: his cocksure assertion that he could bed any woman of his choice
Facetious
Facetious adjective - Given to or marked by mature intelligent humor.
Cocksure and facetious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cocksure" instead an adjective "Facetious".
Nearby Word: facetiously
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Facetious and Cocksure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cocksure/facetious
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Facetious or Cocksure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cocksure/facetious.
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