stuck-up (Meaning)
stuck-up (s)
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
stuck-up
to rob at gunpoint, to stand upright or on end, a robbery at gunpoint, to speak or act in defense of
Synonyms & Antonyms of stuck-up
Synonyms:
- pompous
- snooty
- snobby
- biggety
- self-opinionated
- self-important
- consequential
- self-conceited
- bumptious
- boastful
- cocky
- complacent
- assured
- vainglorious
- egoistical
- confident
- biggity
- egoistic
- high-and-mighty
- selfish
- important
- overweening
- self-satisfied
- bigheaded
- egotistic
- uppity
- supercilious
- prideful
- snobbish
- haughty
- swellheaded
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- pontifical
- masterful
- self-asserting
- superior
- braggy
- bragging
- braggart
- uppish
- presuming
- peremptory
- chesty
- self-contented
- lordly
- highfalutin
- disdainful
- high-handed
- presumptuous
- self-centered
- overconfident
- pretentious
- assumptive
- blusterous
- toploftical
- cavalier
- imperious
- condescending
- self-assertive
- holier-than-thou
- toplofty
- fastuous
- swaggering
- self-confident
- hifalutin
- lofty
- huffy
- self-assured
- blustery
- high-hat
- patronizing
- bombastic
Antonyms:
stuck-up Sentence Examples
- The stuck-up waiter refused to take our order because we weren't wearing formal attire.
- The stuck-up boss always made his employees feel inferior.
- The stuck-up girl refused to speak to anyone she deemed "unworthy."
- The stuck-up neighbor refused to help me with my yard work.
- The stuck-up student refused to collaborate with his classmates.
- The stuck-up teacher made it clear that she had no patience for struggling students.
- The stuck-up doctor treated his patients with condescension.
- The stuck-up politician refused to listen to the concerns of his constituents.
- The stuck-up aristocrat refused to mingle with the commoners.
- The stuck-up company refused to negotiate a fair contract with its employees.
FAQs About the word stuck-up
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogantto rob at gunpoint, to stand upright or on end, a robbery at gunpoint, to speak or act in defense of
arrogant, egotistical, domineering,smug, proud, conceited, vain, pompous, snooty, snobby
humble, modest, egoless, timid, diffident, diffident, meek,humble, modest, meek
The stuck-up waiter refused to take our order because we weren't wearing formal attire.
The stuck-up boss always made his employees feel inferior.
The stuck-up girl refused to speak to anyone she deemed "unworthy."
The stuck-up neighbor refused to help me with my yard work.