as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
uppity social climbers who were the biggest snobs in town
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Recent Examples of uppity
So was the mayor of Tomsk, his fate a warning to uppity regional politicians.
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The Economist, 21 Dec. 2019
King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand stripped his official mistress of all her titles and honours for being too uppity.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
The John Wayne machismo attitude of Cliff (Brad Pitt), an aging stuntman who defeats the arrogant, uppity Chinese guy harks back to the very stereotypes Bruce was trying to dismantle.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2019
But for a kid in Kentucky, Stonewall—even as recounted by White and others who were there—represented, at best, a kind of aspirational gay life, a bevy of uppity queers fighting for their decidedly unrespectable libidinal community.
—Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, 22 June 2019
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The Economist, 21 Dec. 2019
King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand stripped his official mistress of all her titles and honours for being too uppity.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
The John Wayne machismo attitude of Cliff (Brad Pitt), an aging stuntman who defeats the arrogant, uppity Chinese guy harks back to the very stereotypes Bruce was trying to dismantle.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2019
But for a kid in Kentucky, Stonewall—even as recounted by White and others who were there—represented, at best, a kind of aspirational gay life, a bevy of uppity queers fighting for their decidedly unrespectable libidinal community.
—Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, 22 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppity
arrogant
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The protests proved conclusively that Americans will not tolerate the deployment of the U.S. military in American cities, the constant line-stepping over constitutional boundaries, the arrests of political dissenters, or the arrogant defense of police-state tactics.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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In Aesop’s fable, the turtle (traditionally called a tortoise, which is a type of turtle) is a winner, a perpetual underdog who defeats the arrogant hare.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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“Uppity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppity. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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