chest-thumping

noun

Definition of chest-thumpingnext
as in arrogance

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Recent Examples of chest-thumping The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap. — Sean Keeler, Twin Cities, 5 May 2026 The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 His remarks about Iran moved beyond personal attacks or chest-thumping nationalism to take on a tone of collective punishment and civilizational destruction. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026 This sounds like a worthy alternative, although whether Americans will find the self-critical patriotism of loving a work in progress as compelling as chest-thumping jingoistic nationalism remains an open question. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chest-thumping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest-thumping
  1. arrogance
  2. snobbery
  3. inflation
  4. self-assertion
  5. snobbishness
  6. pomposity
  7. haughtiness
  8. imperiousness
Noun
  • Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
  • In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • This is a gently funny story that keeps the dignity of the senior characters whose wisdom helps the young woman take a new look at her mother’s snobbery.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 24 May 2026
Definition of snobbery
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  • And the economic risks of higher inflation and lower consumption as a result of the fuel shortages could not have come at a worse time.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • BofA recently predicted the Fed has now run out of patience and will hike rates three times this year to finally rein in inflation.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of inflation
Noun
  • And yet, the collateral damage that self-assertion can cause is also considered — women are not forgotten in the picture.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • What these markets share is a lower tolerance for self-assertion without validation.
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of self-assertion
Noun
  • There’s a snobbishness to that kind of comment, which doesn’t make any sense to me.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of snobbishness
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  • His genius was giving everything just enough of a comic edge to nullify pomposity.
    — Time, Time, 10 June 2026
  • Wagner’s humor deflates pomposity, and gives you permission to trust your own palate first.
    — Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of pomposity
Noun
  • Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of haughtiness
Noun
  • Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of imperiousness

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“Chest-thumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest-thumping. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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