Antonyms for arrogance
ˈær ə gənsar·ro·gance

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1. arrogance

   Assurance may have the good sense of a high, sustained confidence and trust; as, the saint's assurance of heaven. Confidence is founded upon reasons; assurance is largely a matter of feeling. In the bad sense, assurance is a vicious courage, with belief of one's ability to outwit or defy others; the hardened criminal is remarkable for habitual assurance. For the calm conviction of one's own rectitude and ability, self-confidence is a better word than assurance; self-reliance expresses confidence in one's own resources, independently of others' aid. In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness. Assurance is in act or manner; impudence may be in speech. Effrontery is impudence defiantly displayed. Compare FAITH; PRIDE.

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, confusion, consternation, dismay, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, timidity

   Synonyms:
   assertion, assumption, assurance, boldness, confidence, effrontery, impudence, presumption, self-assertion, self-confidence, self-reliance, trust

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1. arrogance

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, servility, considerateness, deference, courtesy, modesty, shyness, diffidence, politeness

   Synonyms:
   haughtiness, contemptuousness, overbearingness, hauteur, browbeating, loftiness, self-conceit, stateliness, vainglory, insolence, self-importance, assumption, discourtesy

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1. arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordlinessnoun

   overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

   Synonyms:
   hauteur, gravitas, lordliness, haughtiness, high-handedness, dignity

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1. arrogancenoun

   Synonyms:
   hauteur, superciliousness, insolence, haughtiness, lordliness, contumely

How to use arrogance in a sentence?

1. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   Her arrogance is breathtaking. Breathtaking.

2. Charles Koch:

   Hubris, arrogance is just one step ahead of loss of integrity, because if you think you’re better than other people, you know more, then you’re going to think as many leaders have that the rules don’t apply to them. So they lose their integrity.

3. Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani:

   Iranians should accept a deal only if our rights and all the red lines are preserved and the Islamic Revolution's ideals, especially the fight against global arrogance, are not put aside and forgotten. All cruel sanctions should be lifted immediately, all blocked revenues should be released and no damage should be done to our Islamic and national pride.

4. Chris Christie:

   The worst thing about this is the arrogance of Mrs. Clinton -- that's the worst part of this. Here's a woman who won't answer questions, she's running for president of the United States. You think you'd see her in a room like this taking any question that comes up? No chance. She doesn't do that.

5. Barack Obama:

   Look, first of all, the climate is changing. I don’t think the science is clear what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural. It’s convoluted. And for the people to say the science is decided on, this is just really arrogant, to be honest with you, it's this intellectual arrogance that now you can’t even have a conversation about it. The climate is changing, and we need to adapt to that reality.

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