" cockily "

1: as in breezily, jauntily;

•  Synonyms : 

•  breezily,

•  dapperly,

•  dashingly,

•  jauntily,

•  briskly,

•  crisply,

•  effervescently,

•  energetically,

•  jazzily,

•  racily,

•  springily,

•  agilely,

•  nimbly,

•  spryly,

•  friskily,

•  gamesomely,

•  playfully,

•  skittishly,

•  sportively,

•  allegro,

•  airily,

•  animatedly,

•  animately,

•  bouncily,

•  buoyantly,

•  gaily,

•  high-spiritedly,

•  livelily,

•  lively,

•  perkily,

•  pertly,

•  snappily,

•  sparkily,

•  spiritedly,

•  sprightly,

•  trippingly,

•  vivaciously

•  Antonyms : 

•  dully,

•  inanimately,

•  sluggishly,

•  tardily,

•  halfheartedly,

•  idly,

•  indolently,

•  lazily,

•  lethargically,

•  slothfully,

•  heavily,

•  inactively,

•  listlessly,

•  tiredly,

•  wearily

1: displaying or marked by rude boldness;

  * e.g., " ... a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arch,

•  audacious,

•  bold,

•  bold-faced,

•  brash,

•  brassbound,

•  brassy,

•  brazen,

•  brazen-faced,

•  cheeky,

•  cocksure,

•  fresh,

•  impertinent,

•  impudent,

•  insolent,

•  nervy,

•  sassy,

•  saucy,

•  wise

•  Antonyms : 

•  meek,

•  mousy,

•  retiring,

•  shy,

•  timid