Synonyms for cocky
ˈkɒk icock·y

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1. cockyadjective

   overly self-confident or self-assertive

   "a very cocky young man"

   Antonyms:
   unassertive

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1. cockyadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Slang) pert, saucy

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1. List of paraphrases for "cocky":

   arrogant, insolent, impudent, pretentious, brazen

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How to use cocky in a sentence?

1. Dan Inosanto:

   He was never, in my opinion, cocky, maybe he was cocky in as far as martial arts because he was very sure of himself. He was worlds ahead of everyone else. But on a set, he's not gon na show off.

2. Bryson DeChambeau:

   My first impression of him was he was always a little cocky, just a little like, ‘I’m too cool for this game.' That was my first impression, and he's kind of held up those standards so far.

3. Ronda Rousey:

   Whenever people talk about how cocky and arrogant I am, it blows me away, because I worked so hard to develop self-confidence.

4. Eppie Friedman:

   Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   As the days turn to weeks, I know we're all eager to come together and collaborate on ways we can continue to honor John McCain memory, generation after generation of Americans will hear about the cocky pilot who barely scraped through Annapolis, but then defended our nation in the skies. Witnessed to our highest values even through terrible torture. Captured the country's imagination through national campaigns that spotlighted many of our highest values and became so integral to the United States Russell Senate, where our nation airs and advances its great debates.