presumptuous C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/ UK /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj overstepping due bounds; arrogantly bold or forward It would be presumptuous of me to advise an expert like you. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · overstepping due bounds;... arrogantpresumingoverconfidentforwardimpertinentaudaciousbrazeninsolent ↔ Opposites humblemodestdiffidentdeferential Word family Derived forms presumptuouslypresumptuousness Related forms presumepresumptionpresumptive Etymology AI details From Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praesumptuosus, from Latin praesumere ('to take in advance, presume'), from prae- ('before') + sumere ('to take'). praesumere Latin sumere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # presumptuous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/ **IPA (UK):** /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/ ## Meanings 1. overstepping due bounds; arrogantly bold or forward ## Examples - It would be presumptuous of me to advise an expert like you. ## Synonyms - arrogant - presuming - overconfident - forward - impertinent - audacious - brazen - insolent ## Antonyms - humble - modest - diffident - deferential ## Derived Forms - presumptuously - presumptuousness ## Related Forms - presume - presumption - presumptive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: praesumere - Root: sumere ## Etymology From Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praesumptuosus, from Latin praesumere ('to take in advance, presume'), from prae- ('before') + sumere ('to take'). ## AI Etymology Presumptuous is from Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praesumptuosus, from Latin praesumere ('to take in advance, presume'), from prae- ('before') + sumere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include praesumere (Latin) and sumere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers overstepping due bounds; arrogantly bold or forward. The wider family includes derived forms such as presumptuously and presumptuousness and related words such as presume, presumption, and presumptive. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown