Cocksure
Cocksure adjective - Displaying or marked by rude boldness.
Pretentious and cocksure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Cocksure".
Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Cocksure and pretentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cocksure" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and cocksure
- lofty and pretentious
- loud and cocksure
- loud and pretentious
- self-important and cocksure
- self-important and pretentious
- overbearing and cocksure
- overbearing and pretentious
- haughty and cocksure
- haughty and pretentious
- immodest and cocksure
- immodest and pretentious
- pompous and cocksure
- pompous and pretentious
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