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