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Related Words
adulate flatter overpraise
butter up charm massage woo
beg beseech importune urge
beguile cozen finagle juggle wangle wile
entice lure seduce tempt
Near Antonyms
bug harass nag pester tease
browbeat bulldoze bully cow intimidate
coerce compel constrain demand force make oblige require
cocky
adjective
ˈkä-kē
cock​i​er; cock​i​est

Definition

  • boldly or brashly self-confident //a cocky young actor //he is invariably a smug and cocky stuffed shirt — James Thurber
  • jaunty
Other Words
  • cock​i​ly ˈkä-kə-lē adverb
  • cock​i​ness ˈkä-kē-nəs noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
arch audacious bold bold-faced brash brassbound brassy brazen brazen-faced cheeky cocksure fresh impertinent impudent insolent nervy sassy saucy wise
Antonyms
meek mousy (or mousey) reti
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