Synonyms of haughtiness

haughtiness

noun

as in arrogance

an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims

it was surprising to see such haughtiness in someone who had come from such humble origins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogance
• superiority
• disdain
• attitude
• superciliousness
• imperiousness
• hauteur
• loftiness
• pretension
• pomposity
• presumptuousness
• pompousness
• pretense
• self-importance
• peremptoriness
• lordliness
• assumption
• pridefulness
• consequence
• masterfulness
• pretentiousness
• huffiness
• bumptiousness
• vanity
• pride
• high horse
• toploftiness
• condescension
• dominance
• high-handedness
• self-consequence
• bossiness
• scorn
• snobbishness
• snootiness
• snobbery
• boastfulness
• snobbism
• bravado
• impudence
• smugness
• vainglory
• self-assertion
• authoritativeness
• sauciness
• cheekiness
• inflation
• self-conceit
• swagger
• egoism
• brag
• cockiness
• self-complacency
• triumphalism
• chest-thumping
• egotism
• self-opinion
• bowwow
• self-satisfaction
• impertinence
• self-centeredness
• braggadocio
• bombast
• side
• self-content
• complacence
• strut
• self-contentment
• conceit
• cheek
• vaingloriousness
• swelled head
• superiority complex
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• shyness
• bashfulness
• unpretentiousness
• timidity
• diffidence
• demureness
• meekness
• passivity
• submissiveness
• self-doubt
• lowliness
• passiveness
• unassumingness
• timidness
• self-distrust
• quietness
• reserve
• retiringness
• reservedness
• mousiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of haughtiness

Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025