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

Sarah and Billo were plain-sailing people who didn’t pursue beauty or seek out texture, whereas Fanny was an exquisite snob without the circumstances to support such haughtiness. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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