What is "cockiness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cockiness": offensive boldness and assertiveness

Noun

Synonyms:

presumption, nerve, chutzpah, sass, conceit, self-importance, brass, pride, insolence, imperiousness, gall, guts, spunk, chutzpah, temerity, impertinence, nerve, cheek, crust, forwardness, impudence, audaciousness, stuff, assurance, rudeness, defiance, gutsiness, brass, moxie, insolence, effrontery, shamelessness, hardiness, disrespectfulness, waggishness, impudence, pertness, impertinence, mischievousness, cheek, freshness, roguishness, flightiness, cheekiness, frivolity, impishness, sauciness, rudeness, volatility, lightness, levity, playfulness, archness, disrespectfulness, pretension, audacity, chutzpah, vanity, presumption, nerve, pompousness, self-importance, cheek, ostentation, pretentiousness, airs, pomposity, brass, insolence, loftiness, disdain, conceitedness, contemptuousness, overbearance, disdain, pretension, airs, superciliousness, presumption, self-love, snobbery, overconfidence, contumely, vainglory, swagger, hauteur, narcissism, haughtiness, condescension, assumption, egotism, loftiness, vanity, patronage, huff, conceit, egoism, hubris, pretentiousness, insolence, pragmatism, immodesty, disdainfulness, smugness, swelled head, big-headedness, proud flesh, self-exaltation, superbity, condescension, presumption, haughtiness, huff, conceit, self-importance, snobbery, egoism, arrogance, patronage, overconfidence, pretension, swagger, egotism, vanity, smugness, boastfulness, bragging, swelled head, big-headedness, strutting, big head, immodesty, large hat size, stuck-upness, swelled-headedness, fearlessness, audacity, grit, spunk, courageousness, nerve, cheek, daredeviltry, daredevilry, guts, adventurousness, pluck, audaciousness, braveness, venturesomeness, salt, impudence, valiance, adventuresomeness, daringness, brassiness, assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, crust, defiance, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, guts, gutsiness, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, moxie, nerve, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, spunk, stuff, temerity, disrespectfulness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespect, nerve, familiarity, defiance, discourtesy, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, guts, crust, presumptuousness, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, sauciness, brazenness, forwardness, cheekiness, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, pertness, cheek, face, pushiness, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, nerve, familiarity, defiance, discourtesy, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, overconfidence, guts, crust, presumptuousness, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, sauciness, brazenness, forwardness, disrespect, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, cheekiness, cheek, face, pushiness, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, nerve, familiarity, defiance, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, overconfidence, guts, crust, discourtesy, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, sauciness, brazenness, forwardness, cheekiness, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, disrespect, pertness, cheek, face, pushiness, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, grandiosity, pompousness, ostentation, pretension, pomposity, arrogance, egotism, vanity, bigheadedness, grandioseness, smugness, immodesty, vaingloriousness, nerve, familiarity, defiance, discourtesy, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, overconfidence, guts, crust, presumptuousness, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, sauciness, brazenness, forwardness, disrespect, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, cheekiness, pertness, cheek, face, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, crust, defiance, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, guts, gutsiness, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, moxie, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sauciness, spunk, stuff, temerity, disrespectfulness, hardiness, shamelessness, nerve, crust, defiance, discourtesy, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, overconfidence, guts, familiarity, presumptuousness, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, brazenness, forwardness, disrespect, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, cheekiness, pertness, cheek, face, pushiness, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, nerve, crust, defiance, discourtesy, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, overconfidence, guts, familiarity, presumptuousness, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, sauciness, brazenness, forwardness, disrespect, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, cheekiness, pertness, cheek, face, pushiness, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, nerve, crust, defiance, discourtesy, gall, temerity, spunk, chutzpah, overconfidence, guts, familiarity, presumptuousness, assumption, gutsiness, assurance, boldness, impertinence, incivility, sauciness, brazenness, forwardness, disrespect, audaciousness, brashness, rudeness, brass, moxie, effrontery, cheekiness, pertness, cheek, face, pushiness, audacity, stuff, insolence, impudency, nerviness, sassiness, hardiness, shamelessness, disrespectfulness, fearlessness, courageousness, spunk, cheek, boldness, nerve, daredeviltry, salt, guts, adventurousness, audaciousness, pluck, audacity, grit, braveness, daredevilry, impudence, valiance, adventuresomeness, daringness, venturousness, brassiness, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, braveness, cheek, courageousness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daringness, fearlessness, grit, guts, impudence, nerve, pluck, salt, spunk, valiance, venturesomeness, brassiness,

Antonyms:

modesty, shyness, humility, doubt, genuineness, naturalness, reality, realness, timidity, unexpected, cowardice, humility, manners, fear, modesty, shyness, gentility, meekness, caution, politeness, timidity, respect, care, carefulness, reserve, yielding, reverence, politeness, seriousness, courtesy, respect, humility, modesty, timidity, respect, humility, realness, reality, meekness, modesty, shyness, disgrace, truth, timidity, humility, meekness, modesty, truth, cowardice, fear, timidity, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, reserve, respect, politeness, care, caution, carefulness, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, reserve, regard, respect, politeness, care, caution, carefulness, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, reserve, regard, respect, care, caution, politeness, carefulness, modesty, humility, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, reserve, regard, respect, politeness, care, caution, carefulness, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, regard, respect, politeness, care, caution, reserve, carefulness, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, regard, respect, politeness, care, caution, reserve, carefulness, fear, modesty, shyness, cowardice, doubt, humility, manners, meekness, timidity, regard, respect, politeness, care, caution, reserve, carefulness, cowardice, meekness, fear, modesty, timidity,