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haughtyadjective having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitudethe haughty waiter smirked when I remarked that it was odd that a French restaurant didn't even have french fries on the menu arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin(also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty(also toploftical), uppish, uppity authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, pontificatingcondescending, disdainful, patronizingimpertinent, impudent, saucysnobbish, snobby, snootyblusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggering, vain, vaingloriouscomplacent, conceited, egocentric, egoistic(also egoistical), egotistic(or egotistical), hubristic, narcissistic, orgulous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-upself-flattering, self-loving, self-promotingbrash, forward, uninhibited, unreservedextroverted(also extraverted), immodest humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious bashful, cowering, cringing, demure, diffident, introverted, mousy(or mousey), overmodest, self-critical, self-doubting, sheepish, shrinking, shy, subdued, timidacquiescent, compliant, deferential, meek, passive, submissive, unaggressive, unassertive, unassuming, unobtrusive, yieldingquiet, reserved, retiring having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneselfthe student reporter received a haughty letter in reply to his request for an interview with the governor disdainful, highfalutin(also hifalutin), lofty, lordly, prideful, proud, superior complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic(also egotistical), important, self-assertive, self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vaingloriousarrogant, pretentious, sniffy, snobbish, stuck-up, superciliouscavalier, overbearing, overweening, peremptory, swaggeringhigh-sounding, pompouscondescending, patronizingcocky, overconfident, presuming, presumptuousbloated, boastful, bombastic, self-glorifyingaudacious, bold, brash, brassy, cheeky, cocksure, forward, impertinent, impudent, saucyconfident, presuming, self-assured, self-confident, surebossy, domineering, high-handed, imperiousegocentric, self-centered, selfishdominating, magisterial, masterful humble, lowly, modest demure, homely, meek, unassuming, unpretending, unpretentiousbashful, retiring, shy, timiddiffident, self-doubtingacquiescent, compliant, deferential, ingratiating, resigned, submissive, unassertive, yieldingapologetic, cowering, cringing, shrinkingpassive, quiet, reserved, subdued, unobtrusive proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors.proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness.too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted.a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position.a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power.a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness.ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence.an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness.an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness.disdainful of their social inferiors in the 15th century |