HIGH-HATTED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

high-hatted

verb

past tense of high-hat

as in disdained

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

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as in isolated

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street

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As of Sunday, Morin was one month into the suspension handed down by the state Supreme Court that disdained the opinion of professional discipline case referee, Judge Paul Anthony Damico.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
In this sense, Mehring’s play is echoing Einstein’s critique of the wealthy German Jews who disdained their poorer Eastern cousins.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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But Staley was hated and run out of Los Angeles after posting a 24-24 regular-season record and zero playoff wins in nearly three seasons.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Wall Street would have hated it, which may be why Yoshida never gave Wall Street the chance.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Wilson, the attorney general, also rejected the conclusion that EdChoice harms public education.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Trump’s claims have been rejected by the courts and even since his return to the White House in 2025 no evidence of widespread fraud has been surfaced.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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The defense once again gave the offense an opportunity, forcing an Argyle punt, and this time, Heritage capitalized with a 2-yard rushing TD from Vargas to cut the lead to 7 points.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Later that month, Achilles, a university lecturer, cut a campaign ad in the spirit of a tongue-in-cheek corporate training video on how to avoid starting a foreign war.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

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In both projects, she was tasked not only with playing the same person from young adulthood to maturity, but also with bringing new dimension to a literary character whom readers have misguidedly despised for decades.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
And Hadl, who both was an assistant coach and later an administrator at KU, not to mention one of the greatest KU players of all time, also despised the Tigers.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

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