high-and-mighty (Meaning)
high-and-mighty (s)
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Synonyms & Antonyms of high-and-mighty
Synonyms:
- imperious
- assumptive
- important
- domineering
- high-hat
- authoritarian
- high-handed
- hifalutin
- uppish
- uppity
- cavalier
- smug
- pretentious
- presumptuous
- masterful
- supercilious
- presuming
- haughty
- dominant
- sniffy
- superior
- pompous
- bumptious
- huffy
- chesty
Antonyms:
- unassertive
- unarrogant
- submissive
- meek
- subdued
- cringing
- diffident
- subdued
- demure
- self-critical
- acquiescent
- unassertive
- deferential
- demure
- acquiescent
- mousey
- compliant
- submissive
- shrinking
- unassuming
- unaggressive
- introverted
- deferential
- diffident
- shrinking
- mousy
- introverted
- mousey
- unobtrusive
- unobtrusive
- quiet
- unaggressive
- mousy
- cringing
- unarrogant
- passive
- compliant
- self-critical
- meek
- unassuming
- passive
- quiet
Synonyms:
- impudent
- blustery
- pontifical
- complacent
- snooty
- magisterial
- proud
- dominating
- snobby
- lofty
- vainglorious
- egotistical
- blusterous
- prideful
- toplofty
- narcissistic
- cocky
- bombastic
- highfalutin
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
- vain
- disdainful
- pontificating
- egotistic
- lordly
- uninhibited
- patronizing
- stuck-up
- self-satisfied
- braggy
- egocentric
- hubristic
- huffish
- overweening
- bossy
- egoistic
- toploftical
- impertinent
- snobbish
- saucy
- boastful
- bragging
- peremptory
- self-conceited
- self-centered
- egoistical
- stiff-necked
- condescending
- swaggering
- conceited
Antonyms:
high-and-mighty Sentence Examples
- The high-and-mighty executive treated his employees with disdain.
- The governor's high-and-mighty demeanor alienated many constituents.
- The CEO's high-and-mighty attitude prevented him from connecting with his team.
- The politician's high-and-mighty tone angered the voters.
- The wealthy philanthropist's high-and-mighty donation was met with criticism.
- The professor's high-and-mighty lectures bored his students.
- The doctor's high-and-mighty diagnosis offended the patient.
- The lawyer's high-and-mighty speech failed to sway the jury.
- The actor's high-and-mighty performance was a critical flop.
- The CEO's high-and-mighty emails caused resentment among the employees.
FAQs About the word high-and-mighty
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
arrogant, imperious, assumptive, important, domineering, high-hat, authoritarian, high-handed, hifalutin, uppish
modest, shy, timid, lowly, bashful,humble, lowly, timid, unpretentious, modest
The high-and-mighty executive treated his employees with disdain.
The governor's high-and-mighty demeanor alienated many constituents.
The CEO's high-and-mighty attitude prevented him from connecting with his team.
The politician's high-and-mighty tone angered the voters.