Qualities

Synonyms for swaggering

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

His swaggering manner annoyed everyone in the office.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

overbearing

Same sentence, swapped: His overbearing manner annoyed everyone in the office.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for swaggering as it is used in the sentence above.

swashbuckling
brassy
rollicking

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