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. Farbod Mimeh:

   From Farbod Mimeh at LCG this morning: “With markets having already priced in a rate increase, a surprise decision from the Fed could spark major volatility and panic for equities.” http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-dangers-of-getting-cocky-ahead-of-interest-rate-decisions-2015-12-16

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. Maleah Kiara Brown:

   He was cocky, it looked like he wanted to hurt him. There was no need to tase him. No reason. He was no threat and we told him he had the wrong man.

4. 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.

5. Muhammad Ali:

   I am America. I am the part you won't recognize, but get used to me. Black, confident, cocky ; my name, not yours ; my religion, not yours ; my goals, my own ; get used to me.