All haughty synonyms
haugh·ty
H h adj haughty
- imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- snobbish — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
- cavalier — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation.
- indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- snooty — snobbish.
- contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- uppity — affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
- sniffy — inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious: He was very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- conceited — If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- disdainful — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- hoity-toity — assuming airs; pretentious; haughty.
- lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
- proud — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- snotty — Vulgar. of or relating to snot.
- stuck-up — snobbishly conceited.
- supercilious — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
adjective haughty
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- egotistic — Egotistical.
- egotistical — Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.