cocksure Synonyms
Strongest:
- timid
- shy
- modest
- proper
- shy
- humble
- meek
- courteous
- modest
- proper
- meek
- polite
- humble
- polite
- timid
- courteous
Strong:
- retiring
- mousy
- mousey
- ashamed
- demure
- mousey
- mannerly
- ashamed
- demure
- deferential
- retiring
- genteel
- respectful
- gentle
- mannerly
- mild
- abashed
- respectful
- deferential
- mild
- genteel
- embarrassed
- embarrassed
- abashed
- gentle
- mousy
Weak:
cocksure Meaning
cocksure (s)
marked by excessive confidence
cocksure (a.)
Perfectly safe.
Quite certain.
cocksure Sentence Examples
- The new intern swaggered in, cocksure he could solve the company's biggest problem.
- Sarah ignored Mark's cocksure advice, knowing his track record wasn't impressive.
- Despite having never changed a tire, Tom was cocksure he could fix the flat in record time.
- Her cocksure attitude grated on the team, who valued experience over bluster.
- The gambler, cocksure of his hand, went all-in, only to lose everything.
- The young politician's cocksure pronouncements made many voters question his qualifications.
- Don't be cocksure about the test; even the smartest students get surprised sometimes.
- Her initial cocksureness turned to sheepishness as she realized she'd misunderstood the instructions.
- A healthy dose of skepticism is better than being cocksure of everything.
- While confidence is good, appearing cocksure can make you seem arrogant and unapproachable.
FAQs About the word cocksure
marked by excessive confidencePerfectly safe., Quite certain.
insolent, blunt, saucy, cheeky, brash, fresh, brassy, bold, nervy, wise
timid, shy, modest, proper, shy, humble, meek, courteous, modest, proper
The new intern swaggered in, cocksure he could solve the company's biggest problem.
Sarah ignored Mark's cocksure advice, knowing his track record wasn't impressive.
Despite having never changed a tire, Tom was cocksure he could fix the flat in record time.
Her cocksure attitude grated on the team, who valued experience over bluster.
