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cocky

/ˈkɑki/adjective2 syllables

Cocky means: overly self-confident or self-assertive.

Synonyms for cocky15

adjective, as in overly self-confident or self-assertive

assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive

also used for cocky

airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, boastful, lordly, bombastic, cockatoo, crofter

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What does cocky mean?1

adjective

1

overly self-confident or self-assertive“a very cocky young man”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cocky?3

two syllables

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Cocky in a sentence

  • I'll rip that cocky smirk off your face.shekitten
  • I struggle to find a balance between being too insecure and being too cocky.DJ_Saidez
  • Don't you get cocky on me, now.DJ_Saidez
  • Alberto was feeling brave and cocky.Amastan
  • He just seems cocky because you make him be like that. He's usually pretty meek.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of cocky

as a adjective

comparative
cockier
superlative
cockiest