Synonyms of assumptive

assumptive

adjective

ə-ˈsəm(p)-tiv 

as in arrogant

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

an assumptive and tiresome woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• cavalier
• supercilious
• superior
• presumptuous
• pretentious
• bumptious
• important
• high-and-mighty
• haughty
• uppity
• sniffy
• pompous
• uppish
• high-handed
• huffy
• chesty
• presuming
• dominant
• domineering
• imperious
• peremptory
• smug
• masterful
• authoritarian
• high-hat
• self-assertive
• lofty
• patronizing
• condescending
• self-asserting
• highfalutin
• huffish
• proud
• overweening
• lordly
• toplofty
• impudent
• dominating
• snobbish
• egocentric
• pontifical
• disdainful
• bossy
• boastful
• magisterial
• snooty
• snobby
• stiff-necked
• narcissistic
• bombastic
• saucy
• hubristic
• cocky
• impertinent
• conceited
• vainglorious
• egotistic
• egoistic
• pontificating
• swaggering
• complacent
• blustery
• blusterous
• vain
• prideful
• braggy
• self-centered
• uninhibited
• self-complacent
• immodest
• bragging
• self-satisfied
• braggart
• self-flattering
• self-conceited
• extroverted
• unreserved
• brash
• self-promoting
• stuck-up
• self-loving
• self-applauding
• self-pleased
• forward
• self-affected
• orgulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• unpretentious
• lowly
• timid
• sheepish
• passive
• shy
• bashful
• diffident
• introverted
• subdued
• deferential
• shrinking
• unassuming
• demure
• mousy
• acquiescent
• submissive
• unaggressive
• meek
• unobtrusive
• compliant
• unassertive
• unarrogant
• yielding
• self-critical
• quiet
• self-doubting
• cringing
• overmodest
• reserved
• cowering
• retiring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assumptive

By focusing on relationship-building, presenting options that empower the client and using assumptive language, top insurance agents create a smooth and comfortable decision-making process. — David Price, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

That said, a partner being posted is a part of that assumptive storytelling. — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 May 2024

First, assumptive organizations at the bottom level lack the tooling to derive insights from the technology that runs their day-to-day business. — Matt McLarty, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2022

Sarah informs her assumptive pal that Denmark Tanney was a free man who showed up mysteriously and bought all the land on the island with gold. — Jean Bentley, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2021