cockiness Synonyms
Strongest:
- self-confidence
- brashness
- assurance
- self-assurance
- arrogance
- cheekiness
- sanguinity
- overconfidence
- confidence
Strong:
- hardihood
- presumptuousness
- rudeness
- impudence
- effrontery
- incivility
- sass
- ungraciousness
- audaciousness
- sauciness
- cheek
- gall
- insolence
- temerity
- presumption
- chutzpa
- nerve
- sauce
- audacity
- hutzpah
- impertinence
- inconsiderateness
- swagger
- pertness
- brassiness
- disrespect
- inconsideration
- brass
- chutzpah
- impoliteness
- crust
- brazenness
Weak:
Strongest:
- bashfulness
- modesty
- bashfulness
- diffidence
- hesitancy
- diffidence
- timidity
- hesitancy
- timidity
- shyness
- shyness
- modesty
Strong:
- civility
- faintheartedness
- timorousness
- faintheartedness
- manners
- courtesy
- timidness
- gentility
- timidness
- graciousness
- civility
- courtesy
- manners
- gentility
- timorousness
- graciousness
Weak:
cockiness Meaning
cockiness (n)
offensive boldness and assertiveness
cockiness Sentence Examples
- The rookie's cockiness overshadowed his actual skill, leading to a humbling defeat.
- Her constant bragging about her grades reeked of cockiness, alienating some classmates.
- Despite his cockiness, the veteran athlete knew underestimating his opponent was a recipe for disaster.
- The seasoned coach warned his team against cockiness, reminding them every game was a challenge.
- He strutted into the interview with cockiness, only to be met with skepticism from the interviewers.
- A little confidence is good, but her cockiness made it hard for others to see her true potential.
- After his initial success, a dangerous level of cockiness seeped into his personality, leading to risky decisions.
- The experienced leader knew how to channel her team's confidence, avoiding the pitfalls of cockiness.
- The underdog's victory was a satisfying blow to the champion's inflated cockiness.
- As they faced a more formidable opponent, the team shed their cockiness and focused on a more disciplined approach.
FAQs About the word cockiness
offensive boldness and assertiveness
self-confidence, brashness, assurance, self-assurance,arrogance, cheekiness, sanguinity, overconfidence, confidence, hardihood
bashfulness, modesty, bashfulness, diffidence, hesitancy, diffidence, timidity, hesitancy,timidity, shyness
The rookie's cockiness overshadowed his actual skill, leading to a humbling defeat.
Her constant bragging about her grades reeked of cockiness, alienating some classmates.
Despite his cockiness, the veteran athlete knew underestimating his opponent was a recipe for disaster.
The seasoned coach warned his team against cockiness, reminding them every game was a challenge.
