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All these words can be translated in English as "arrogant", but I would like
more explanation as to which context each would be used in.

For example, I can't tell the difference between these expressions:

> **傲慢** な態度をとる
>
> **横柄** な態度をとる
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> **威張った** 態度をとる

This is my current guess of the differences based on what I read so far:

**傲慢**

To act like one is better than others by looking down on them. Used to
describe the personality of a person as a whole.

**横柄**

To act superior by ignoring others. Used to describe the behavior and actions
of a person. The antonym would be 謙虚

**威張る**

To behave like one is important (not too certain how this is different from
the others)

EDIT:

As a user has pointed out, there are more similar words that can be
interpreted the same way in English. If anyone can add as to how these words
are different, it would be appreciated.

**高慢** - From the kanji, I'm guessing this is based more on being too proud of
oneself, hence being arrogant

**高ぶる** - Not too sure about this one
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What is the difference between 傲慢、 横柄、 威張る、高慢、高ぶる?
横柄 and 威張った only describe someone's behavior visible to others. 傲慢 can also
describe someone's way of thinking.

  * 横柄な態度, 威張った態度, 傲慢な態度: OK
  * 横柄な口の利き方, 威張った口の利き方, 傲慢な口の利き方: OK
  * 傲慢な考え方: OK
  * 横柄な考え方, 威張った考え方: NG
  * この会社を自分だけで大きくしたと思っているなら傲慢だ。: OK
  * この会社を自分だけで大きくしたと思っているなら横柄だ。: NG

As for 威張った態度 vs 横柄な態度, they are very close, but I somehow feel the former
tends to refer to an explicit and noisy behavior, whereas 横柄な態度 mainly refers
to a more silent and insidious behavior.
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