Need another word that means the same as “haughty”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “haughty” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Haughty” are: disdainful, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, proud, vain, arrogant, conceited, snobbish, stuck-up, pompous, self-important, superior, egotistical, condescending, lofty, patronizing, smug, scornful, contemptuous, overweening, cavalier, high-handed, full of oneself, above oneself
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “haughty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| above oneself | Appearing earlier in the same text. |
| arrogant | Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities. A typically arrogant assumption. |
| cavalier | Given to haughty disregard of others. Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude. |
| conceited | Excessively proud of oneself; vain. An attitude of self conceited arrogance. |
| condescending | Having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority. She thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending. |
| contemptuous | Expressing extreme contempt. She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race. |
| disdainful | Showing contempt or lack of respect. Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines. |
| egotistical | Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred. He s selfish egotistical and arrogant. |
| full of oneself | Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal. |
| high-handed | Given to haughty disregard of others. |
| imperious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. His imperious demands. |
| lofty | Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style. Lofty intellectual disdain. |
| lordly | Of or befitting a lord. They were putting on lordly airs. |
| overbearing | Expecting unquestioning obedience. An overbearing ill tempered brute. |
| overweening | Showing excessive confidence or pride. Overweening ambition. |
| patronizing | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension. He smiled in a rather patronizing manner. |
| pompous | Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important. Processions and other pompous shows. |
| prideful | Having an excessively high opinion of oneself. Walked with a prideful swagger. |
| proud | Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. A proud grandma of three boys. |
| scornful | Feeling or expressing contempt or derision. Scornful laughter. |
| self-important | Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride. |
| smug | Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements. He was feeling smug after his win. |
| sniffy | Scornful; contemptuous. Some people are sniffy about tea bags. |
| snobbish | Relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob. The writer takes a rather snobbish tone. |
| stuck-up | Overly conceited or arrogant-Laurent Le Sage. |
| supercilious | Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. Curled his lip in a supercilious smile. |
| superior | Of high or superior quality or performance. A superior officer. |
| swaggering | Very chic. A swaggering bully. |
| vain | Producing no result; useless. A vain attempt to tidy up the room. |
| ambition | Have as one s ambition. Her ambition was to become a pilot. |
| arrogant | Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities. An arrogant official. |
| arty | Making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts. A very arty film. |
| blowhard | A boastful or pompous person. The segregationist blowhards who would dominate the politics of my state for a generation. |
| boastful | Exhibiting self-importance. A boastful letter. |
| braggadocio | Boastful or arrogant behaviour. |
| braggart | Exhibiting self-importance. Braggart men. |
| bragging | An instance of boastful talk. We became involved in a lively bragging session. |
| brash | Having an ostentatious or tasteless appearance. He was brash cocky and arrogant. |
| conceit | The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. He could always come up with some inspired off the wall conceit. |
| conceited | Excessively proud of oneself; vain. Fred s so conceited he d never believe anyone would refuse him. |
| confident | Not liable to error in judgment or action. We require outgoing confident people able to approach large groups. |
| imperious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. His imperious demands. |
| insolently | In an insolent manner. |
| lordly | Of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord. Lordly titles. |
| overbearing | Unpleasantly overpowering. Insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter. |
| pomposity | Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. His reputation for arrogance and pomposity. |
| pompous | Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important. Processions and other pompous shows. |
| poseur | A person who behaves affectedly in order to impress others. |
| presumptuous | Excessively forward. The duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants. |
| pride | The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards. I went to pride as a teenager before I was ready to come out. |
| proud | Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. A proud moment. |
| snob | A person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to those of other people. A musical snob. |
| snobbish | Relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob. The writer takes a rather snobbish tone. |
| supercilious | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. Curled his lip in a supercilious smile. |
| superciliousness | The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior. |
| vainglorious | Excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. This vainglorious boast of personal infallibility. |
| vainglory | Excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements; excessive vanity. His vainglory put the Republic at risk. |
| vanity | Excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements. It flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him. |
| vaunt | A boast. He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country. |
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