high horse

noun

: an arrogant and unyielding mood or attitude

Synonyms of high horse

• arrogance
• superiority

Examples of high horse in a Sentence

I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me.

Recent Examples on the Web

There are few things in this world more sanctimonious and hypocritical than left-wing sportswriters getting on their faux moral high horse. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

To put it nicely, James is high horse moral blowhard on a lot of things, and one is being vegan. —Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 May 2026

Don’t get on your high horse about something and try to push your views on a friend, group or organization. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 May 2026

Girl Next Door came into this year's championship riding its high horse after stunning the city with upset after upset as a No. 11 seed in 2025, all the way to the Final Four before losing to the eventual champ, Crazy Norse (Barleycorn's). —Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high horse

• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce
• indorse
• midcourse
• outsource
• perforce
• racehorse
• remorse
• seahorse
• workforce

Kids Definition

high horse

noun

: an arrogant and stubborn mood or attitude