bigheaded
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˈbɪɡˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
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engreído
- He became so bigheaded after winning the award that he hardly listened to anyone else's opinions.
Examples
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The bigheaded geologists in town say it's only surface gas, but I say it's oil.
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"We had become bigheaded jerks, me in particular, and we are to blame for that," James writes.
Academic text (2010) -
The bigheaded CEO refused to acknowledge his team's hard work, believing all the success was due to his genius.
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After his promotion, Mark became quite bigheaded, acting as if he was better than his colleagues.
Synonyms
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4.5
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
227
8.9
Someone who thinks they are much better than others
58
7.8
Being sure you are much more important than other people
24
5.4
Thinking you are much better than other people
24
6.6
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
22
7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
20
8.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
16
7.4
Acting as if you are better than other people
16
7.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
13
5.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
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9.6
Having a rude, arrogant attitude often used to describe a child
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8.6
A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people
4
5.6
A person who is too proud and thinks they are better than others
4
8.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
3
9.9
To feel and act as if you are much more powerful than you are
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8.2
Being too confident in a proud, annoying way
3
9.9
Bragging too much about how great you think you are
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9.1
Acting more important than you really are
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9.8
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
1
7.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
1
8.4
Being too proud and too sure of yourself so you ignore advice and make bad decisions
1
9.9
Too confident and rude in a way that annoys other people
1
8.8
Acting too proud and thinking you are better than others
Thinking you are better than other people
Being too proud and acting like you are better than others
Thinking you are much more important than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Being very proud and acting like you are better than others
Antonyms
How Arrogant
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4.5
24
5.4
- Offensive
1
6.7
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1.0
11
4.1
81
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bigheaded comes from big and head, so imagine someone with a 'big head' full of pride. That's why bigheaded means being 'too proud' or thinking you are better than other people.