cavalier
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cavalier
Synonyms: Adjective
arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, chesty, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin (also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Adjective
humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious
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Examples of cavalier in a Sentence
Adjective
They are too cavalier in their treatment of others. She has a cavalier attitude about spending money. He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.Noun
a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The action begins with an almost careless, cavalier suicide by a young subway worker whose wife, Annie, is pregnant with their first child. — Mary Gordon, New York Times, "In Alice McDermott’s Novel, A Cloistered Life Blows Open," 2 Oct. 2017 Such a cavalier attitude towards existing agreements will make future deals harder to strike. — The Economist, "Protectionism and its risks," 5 Oct. 2017 For visitors, the idea of taking the wheel is daunting; roads are narrow and lined with limestone walls. Plus, drivers in this sun-drenched, densely populated country of 450,000 are known for a somewhat cavalier attitude. — Roy Harris, chicagotribune.com, "Malta, the island nation just below Sicily, is an increasingly popular stopover," 28 Aug. 2017 Prosecutors in his own office were repulsed and embarrassed by his cavalier dismissal of his own actions. — Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, "Borenstein: DA Peterson, now a felon, should have quit while ahead," 15 June 2017 For the first time in his career, his character's cavalier attitude towards death doesn't avoid it, but unleashes it. — Jake Kring-schreifels, Esquire, "How Tom Cruise Rebranded Himself Into Our Most Reliable Action Hero," 10 June 2017 Doug discovered a notation for choreography for eight women that fit the cavalier music perfectly and costume sketches for eight Sugar Plum Fairy attendants. — Leilah Bernstein, Los Angeles Magazine, "These ‘Lost’ Ballets Are Being Performed for the First Time in L.A.," 16 June 2017 My former colleagues at the FBI who are working on this case and have uncovered the full scale of Russia’s efforts must be incredulous at Trump’s cavalier attitude. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: 40 questions for Jeff Sessions," 12 June 2017 Obstetric medicine is like aviation: As even the worst airlines go years without a crash, so can even the most cavalier, careless hospitals go years without a mother or a baby dying or being serious injured. — Adam Wolfberg, The Atlantic, "The Doctor Who Revolutionized Hospital-Birth Safety," 26 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This time round, opponents will be wiser to the act and look to block out Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold's cavalier runs down the flanks. — SI.com, "Adam Lallana: Liverpool's Forgotten Man Could Be Ideal Deep Lying Playmaker," 18 July 2019 For a quick lesson in cool-girl cavalier, look to Bella Hadid, who headed to Jesse Jo Stark's show at the The Peppermint Club on Tuesday night in an offhand aesthetic defined by easy hair, exposed skin, and a group of in-step girlfriends. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Bella Hadid Turns Crop Top Abs and Good Concert Hair Into a Girl's Night Out Win," 29 Aug. 2018 Nicole Morrison of Houston, who was rescue coordinator for her local cavalier King Charles spaniel club, says cavaliers, for instance, need regular teeth brushing and dental cleanings, as well as weight control to prevent obesity. — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, "Adopting the right furry friend for you takes some forethought | The Sacramento Bee," 23 May 2018 The refined sensibilities of his hippos stand in touching contrast to their obvious tonnage, and his pen line — though never forgetting their impossible weight and size — endows them with the grace and airiness of a ballerina and her cavalier. — Amy Bloom, New York Times, "For the Love of ‘George and Martha’," 29 Mar. 2018 Ian Hussey as her cavalier was dashing, his soloing and partnering both solid. — Ellen Dunkel, Philly.com, "Pennsylvania Ballet delivers the Christmas magic in 'Nutcracker'," 10 Dec. 2017 Her cavalier, or escort for the evening, will be Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, who first gained the title in 2011 at the young age of 13. — Hilary Weaver, vanityfair.com, "Ava Phillippe Is About to Become a Debutante," 9 Oct. 2017 Her cavalier, or escort for the evening, will be Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, who first gained the title in 2011 at the young age of 13. — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, "Ava Phillippe Is About to Become a Debutante," 9 Oct. 2017 For a man who could decide to use nuclear weapons to speak about them in a cavalier and bullying tone is obscene. — James Fallows, The Atlantic, "Trump's Shocking Recklessness," 24 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cavalier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webste