Synonyms of high-hat

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adjective

ˈhī-ˈhat 

1

as in aristocratic

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 & Similar Words

• aristocratic
• arrogant
• snooty
• snotty
• ritzy
• snobbish
• snobby
• elitist
• toffee-nosed
• potty
• supercilious
• bumptious
• persnickety
• high-and-mighty
• uppity
• aloof
• pretentious
• smug
• pompous
• haughty
• high-handed
• imperious
• huffy
• superior
• presumptuous
• hoity-toity
• huffish
• peremptory
• toplofty
• self-important
• egotistic
• highfalutin
• lordly
• overweening
• self-satisfied
• biggety
• prideful
• egoistic
• swelled-headed
• bigheaded
• stuck-up
• self-conceited
• swellheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democratic
• egalitarian
• humble
• modest
• unpretentious
• egoless
• anti-elitist

2

as in arrogant

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 & Similar Words

• arrogant
• bumptious
• supercilious
• superior
• cavalier
• high-and-mighty
• uppity
• pompous
• important
• pretentious
• uppish
• haughty
• masterful
• dominant
• imperious
• sniffy
• high-handed
• huffy
• assumptive
• presumptuous
• domineering
• chesty
• peremptory
• huffish
• smug
• highfalutin
• toplofty
• lofty
• authoritarian
• self-assertive
• presuming
• overweening
• lordly
• dominating
• magisterial
• pontifical
• patronizing
• bossy
• self-asserting
• proud
• impudent
• condescending
• saucy
• stiff-necked
• bombastic
• snooty
• swaggering
• vainglorious
• snobbish
• cocky
• snobby
• disdainful
• boastful
• egocentric
• blusterous
• narcissistic
• blustery
• hubristic
• impertinent
• pontificating
• conceited
• egotistic
• complacent
• vain
• uninhibited
• braggy
• prideful
• self-satisfied
• immodest
• egoistic
• orgulous
• extroverted
• self-complacent
• brash
• self-centered
• braggart
• self-flattering
• self-affected
• self-applauding
• stuck-up
• self-pleased
• self-conceited
• bragging
• self-promoting
• forward
• self-loving
• unreserved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• lowly
• unpretentious
• timid
• subdued
• bashful
• sheepish
• shy
• passive
• diffident
• mousy
• shrinking
• unobtrusive
• demure
• introverted
• deferential
• unassuming
• unarrogant
• meek
• unassertive
• submissive
• compliant
• quiet
• unaggressive
• acquiescent
• overmodest
• yielding
• self-critical
• cringing
• self-doubting
• retiring
• cowering
• reserved

high-hat

2 of 3

verb

1

as in to disdain

to show contempt for

one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disdain
• disrespect
• hate
• snoot
• sneeze at
• despise
• walk over
• sniff (at)
• look down (on or upon)
• snub
• slight
• contemn
• scorn
• scout
• thumb one's nose (at)
• dis
• abominate
• look down one's nose (at)
• detest
• loathe
• disapprove (of)
• abhor
• frown (on or upon)
• execrate
• disparage
• belittle
• deprecate
• disfavor
• discountenance
• deplore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honor
• respect
• prize
• treasure
• value
• admire
• worship
• cherish
• approve (of)
• esteem
• care (for)
• subscribe (to)
• revere
• accept
• appreciate
• lionize
• favor
• OK
• countenance
• hallow
• venerate

2

as in to isolate

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely

was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolate
• stiff
• slight
• cold-shoulder
• cut
• snub
• stiff-arm
• reject
• repulse
• repel
• forget
• neglect
• disdain
• brush (aside or off)
• overlook
• rebuff
• spurn
• scorn
• pass over
• ostracize
• disregard
• overpass
• shrug off

high hat

3 of 3

noun

as in hard hat

Related Words

• hard hat
• top hat
• silk hat
• baseball cap
• opera hat
• cocked hat
• cowboy hat
• plug hat
• service cap
• overseas cap
• stocking cap
• picture hat
• sou'wester
• hood
• garrison cap
• billycock
• porkpie hat
• helmet
• bonnet
• ten-gallon hat
• topper
• tam
• helm
• bowler
• turban
• derby
• sunbonnet
• boater
• sombrero
• miter
• beret
• capuche
• homburg
• pillbox
• castor
• fedora
• toque
• Stetson
• skullcap
• tam-o'-shanter
• shako
• leghorn
• panama
• hat
• tricorne
• fez
• cloche
• zucchetto
• casque
• kepi
• calotte
• biretta
• stovepipe
• kufi
• cowl
• skimmer
• headgear
• headdress
• chapeau
• nightcap
• cap
• headpiece
• lid
• warbonnet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of high-hat

Adjective

The sand crackling against the screen door became a high-hat drum. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025

Over the last few years, a bevy of high-hat hotels have begun competing for the Big Apple’s best guests. — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025

The bass, high-hat, guitar, and vocals all remain distinct in this busy mix and benefit from strong detail when the track fully kicks in. — PCMAG, 10 July 2024

Noun

Listen to Pete’s old s—t, it was formulated, the high hats, the horn. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025

Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space. — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025

Carter Beauford, perhaps the most unheralded drummer in music, busied himself with syncopated patterns and dizzying high hat on the song. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024

Deja stifled a yawn and cranked up her music; the warring bass and high hat thrummed in her chest and kept her mostly awake. — Brittany N. Williams, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020