Cocksure
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

SURE
Certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"

WILD
A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

SMUG
Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation"

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BRASH
Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"

CRASS
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

COCKY
Overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"

PROUD
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

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POISED
Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"

SECURE
Free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

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ASSURED
Characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

CERTAIN
Certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"

DECIDED
Recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

POMPOUS
Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

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COCKSURE
Marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

IMPUDENT
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

OVERSURE

UNAFRAID
Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

POSITIVE
A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

ARROGANT
Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

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BIGHEADED
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

CONFIDENT
Persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"

CONVINCED
Persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"

HUBRISTIC

PERSUADED

REASSURED
Having confidence restored; freed from anxiety; "reassured by her praise he pressed on"

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DETERMINED
Strongly motivated to succeed

UNDOUBTING

UNWAVERING
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

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OPINIONATED
Obstinate in your opinions

OVERWEENING
Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

SELFASSURED

SELFRELIANT

UNFALTERING
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

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UNHESITATING
Characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating"

13 letters

SELFASSERTIVE

SELFIMPORTANT

OVERCONFIDENT
Marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"