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Synonyms & Antonyms of high-hat
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
- at the wedding reception the bride's high-hat relatives did their considerable best to ignore us
Synonyms for high-hat
- aristocratic,
- elitist,
- persnickety,
- potty,
- ritzy,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- snotty,
- toffee-nosed
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to high-hat
- aloof,
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-handed,
- hoity-toity,
- huffish,
- huffy,
- imperious,
- lordly,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- pompous,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppity
- biggety
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- prideful,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up,
- swelled-headed,
- swellheaded
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2
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
- several high-hat society types arrived after we did, but they got seated first
Synonyms for high-hat
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-handed,
- 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
Words Related to high-hat
- blusterous,
- blustery,
- boastful,
- bombastic,
- braggart,
- bragging,
- braggy,
- cocky,
- swaggering,
- vain,
- vainglorious
- complacent,
- 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-up
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- immodest
Near Antonyms for high-hat
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high-hat
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of high-hat (Entry 2 of 3)
1
to show contempt for
- one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite
Synonyms for high-hat
- contemn,
- dis
- (also diss)
- [slang],
- disdain,
- disrespect,
- look down (on or upon),
- scorn,
- slight,
- sniff (at),
- snoot,
- snub
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Phrases Synonymous with high-hat
Near Antonyms for high-hat
- accept,
- appreciate,
- approve (of),
- care (for),
- countenance,
- favor,
- OK
- (or okay),
- subscribe (to)
Antonyms for high-hat
2
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
- was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street
Synonyms for high-hat
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high hat
nounSynonyms of high hat (Entry 3 of 3)
as in cowboy hat, baseball cap
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for high hat
- baseball cap,
- beret,
- billycock
- [British],
- biretta,
- boater,
- bonnet,
- bowler,
- calotte,
- capuche,
- casque,
- castor,
- cloche,
- cocked hat,
- cowboy hat,
- cowl,
- derby,
- fedora,
- fez,
- garrison cap,
- hard hat,
- helm,
- helmet,
- homburg,
- hood,
- kepi
- (also képi),
- kufi,
- leghorn,
- miter
- (or mitre),
- nightcap,
- opera hat,
- overseas cap,
- panama,
- picture hat,
- pillbox,
- plug hat,
- porkpie hat,
- service cap,
- shako,
- silk hat,
- skimmer,
- skullcap,
- sombrero,
- sou'wester,
- Stetson,
- stocking cap,
- stovepipe,
- sunbonnet,
- tam,
- tam-o'-shanter,
- ten-gallon hat,
- top hat,
- topper,
- toque,
- tricorne
- (or tricorn),
- turban,
- zucchetto
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