presumptuous[adjective]Synonyms: pushy
(informal), audacious, bold, forward, insolent, overconfident, too big for one's boots, uppish
(Brit. informal)
Contrasted words: deferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, appropriate, proper
Related Idioms: too big for one's britches
Related Words: pretentious,
self-assured,
self-conceited,
lofty,
pompous,
supercilious,
complacent,
self-satisfied,
smug,
inexcusable,
outrageous [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧sump‧tu‧ous /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/
adjective formal doing something that you have no right to do and that seems rude
is it presumptuous (of somebody) to do something
Would it be presumptuous of me to ask why you are so miserable?—presumptuously adverb—presumptuousness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲