All cocky synonyms
cock·y
C c adj cocky
- brash — If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash, you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- overconfident — too confident.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- bumptious — If you say that someone is bumptious, you are criticizing them because they are very pleased with themselves and their opinions.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- cocksure — Someone who is cocksure is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- conceited — If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
- know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- lordly — suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
- nervy — brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy: a nervy thing to say; a nervy trick to pull.
- overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- wise guy — Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy.
- smarty — a smart aleck.
- hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
- hubristic — excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- swaggering — pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- swollen-headed — conceited
adjective cocky
- smug — contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- self-assured — self-confident.
- self-satisfied — feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself.