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:
- uppish
- pretentious
- sniffy
- presuming
- dominant
- smug
- bumptious
- uppity
- assumptive
- hifalutin
- imperious
- chesty
- haughty
- high-hat
- superior
- pompous
- domineering
- cavalier
- high-handed
- huffy
- important
- presumptuous
- authoritarian
- masterful
- supercilious
Antonyms:
- diffident
- meek
- submissive
- mousy
- unarrogant
- introverted
- demure
- submissive
- unassuming
- passive
- quiet
- unaggressive
- compliant
- unarrogant
- compliant
- shrinking
- subdued
- subdued
- passive
- cringing
- self-critical
- unaggressive
- unobtrusive
- meek
- shrinking
- mousey
- quiet
- mousy
- acquiescent
- deferential
- unassertive
- unobtrusive
- introverted
- deferential
- cringing
- unassertive
- self-critical
- unassuming
- acquiescent
- diffident
- mousey
- demure
Synonyms:
- snobbish
- highfalutin
- cocky
- egoistical
- blusterous
- proud
- peremptory
- self-assertive
- prideful
- bragging
- toploftical
- self-centered
- vain
- pontifical
- dominating
- egoistic
- condescending
- pontificating
- snooty
- braggy
- self-asserting
- stuck-up
- vainglorious
- uninhibited
- boastful
- huffish
- swaggering
- bossy
- blustery
- egocentric
- hubristic
- bombastic
- toplofty
- narcissistic
- egotistic
- lordly
- egotistical
- disdainful
- snobby
- magisterial
- complacent
- impertinent
- stiff-necked
- overweening
- impudent
- saucy
- patronizing
- self-conceited
- conceited
- lofty
- self-satisfied
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, uppish, pretentious, sniffy, presuming, dominant, smug, bumptious, uppity, assumptive
modest, sheepish, bashful, lowly, unpretentious, shy, humble, bashful, 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.
