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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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. Davion Mitchell:

   Man, he’s ridiculous, he can really play the game of basketball. He’s not cocky with it. He loves playing with us. And when he was making those shots, he was telling us ‘good pass.’ It’s just like, he didn’t really care about himself. He cared about his teammates playing.

3. John Lennon:

   My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn't know how to cry. Simple.

4. 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.

5. 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.