swaggering confidence
Strutting self-belief
Swaggering confidence is bold, conspicuous self-assurance that borders on arrogance.
The swagger suggests a physical component—someone who walks and moves as if expecting admiration: He approached the podium with swaggering confidence.
The phrase often carries a hint of critique, implying the confidence may be excessive or unearned.
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- big dick energyUnearned yet undeniable confidence
- cockyExcessively self-assured
- strutProud, showy gait
- chest outExpanded ribcage stance
arrogant · full of oneself · bold · brash · audacious · talk a big game · boastful · peacocking · flashy · showoff · too cool for school · smirk · brazen · walk the walk · hustle · slick · smooth · defiant
swaggering confidenceself-doubt
Uncertainty about oneself
insecurity · diffidence · timidity · self-consciousness · hesitancy
swaggering confidenceself-effacement
Downplaying one's importance
meekness · modesty · bashfulness · shyness · reticence
swaggering confidencemodesty
Absence of vanity
humility · self-deprecation · unpretentiousness · lowliness · servility
swagger, swaggerer, swaggered, swaggers, confident, confidence, confidently, confide, confided