The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SMUG , but the solution may also be BRASH which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Cocksure crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMUG | 58 % | 4 |
| BRASH | 25 % | 5 |
| CERTAIN | 8 % | 7 |
| VAIN | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cocksure
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confident
- positive
- overconfident
- bold
- cocky
- swaggering
- brash
- insouciant
- cockiness
- arrogant
- ebullient
- smug
Crossword Answer definitions
SMUG verb- To make smug, or spruce.
- To seize; to confiscate.
- To hush up.
- Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
- Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SMUG
- Offensively satisfied
- Cocksure
- Extremely proud of oneself
- On an ego trip
- Too sure of oneself
- Like one with a shit-eating grin
- Complacent
- Self-satisfied
- Self-congratulatory
- Feeling superior
More clues leading to the result BRASH
- Cocksure
- Having moxie
- Impetuous
- Audacious
- Forward
- Lacking restraint
- Foolhardy
- Impudent
- Full of testosterone, perhaps
- Having some nerve
More clues leading to the result CERTAIN
- Foolproof
- Particular
- Positive
- In the bag, so to speak
- Specified
- Sure
- Cocksure.
- Reliable.
- Sagan's "A ___ smile."
- Unfailing.