Thesaurus
lordly
Synonyms and Antonyms of lordly
1
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin (also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, pontificating
condescending, disdainful, patronizing
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
self-flattering, self-loving, self-promoting
brash, forward, uninhibited, unreserved
extroverted (also extraverted), immodest
2
having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself
disdainful, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), lofty, prideful, proud, superior
complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic (also egotistical), important, self-assertive, self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious
arrogant, pretentious, sniffy, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious
cavalier, overbearing, overweening, peremptory, swaggering
cocky, overconfident, presuming, presumptuous
bloated, boastful, bombastic, self-glorifying
audacious, bold, brash, brassy, cheeky, cocksure, forward, impertinent, impudent, saucy
confident, presuming, self-assured, self-confident, sure
bossy, domineering, high-handed, imperious
3
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
big, chivalrous, elevated, gallant, great, greathearted, high, high-minded, lofty, magnanimous, natural, noble, sublime
Synonym Discussion of lordly
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- too proud to take charity
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- a conceited and arrogant executive
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- a haughty aristocrat
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- a lordly condescension
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- ignored by an insolent waiter
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- an overbearing supervisor
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- an aloof and supercilious manner
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- disdainful of their social inferiors
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