HIGH-HATTING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

high-hatting

verb

present participle of high-hat

as in disdaining

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 isolating

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 was ever the case, the Babe returned fire, answering the heckles by mocking the Cubs players and disdaining their fans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Definition of disdaining

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Out of 132 mentions of the trend, 125 were negative, with many comments not hating on the color beige, but making everything in a space the same neutral hue.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Alice King Sacramento Hated rival Glad to hear the new San Diego Padres owner is a longtime Yankees fan, therefore hating the Dodgers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of hating

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At first, all 15 countries have the same colored ballot slips for the straw polls, so no one knows who is supporting or rejecting a candidate.

— Tim Backshall, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026
There is still time for Americans to create a new apogee before America 300 by rejecting the lies, insecurity, and ignorance endemic of the last quarter-century.

— Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejecting

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Oakley and Dolan have long feuded, with Oakley accusing Dolan of treating him less favorably than other Knicks legends, including by not providing him complimentary tickets and allegedly disrespecting him in other ways.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The leak itself received a mountain of backlash from industry professionals, animators and others for disrespecting the years of work put into crafting the film.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of disrespecting

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On a September 2026 episode of Not Just Football With Cam Heyward, Rodgers offered a small nugget about how the wedding went down before cutting himself off.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
The victim told police a handful of men had gotten together drinking and smoking while a tree cutting crew was in the neighborhood after recent storms, records state.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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