sniffy Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- assumptive
- chesty
- superior
- high-handed
- uppish
- patronizing
- bumptious
- high-and-mighty
- presumptuous
- imperious
- pompous
- haughty
- hifalutin
- peremptory
- masterful
- high-hat
- supercilious
- dominant
- cavalier
- pretentious
- domineering
- uppity
- authoritarian
- smug
- huffy
- important
Weak:
- highfalutin
- stiff-necked
- conceited
- vainglorious
- vain
- bragging
- toploftical
- self-asserting
- hubristic
- lordly
- snobby
- lofty
- boastful
- pontificating
- bombastic
- bossy
- snobbish
- saucy
- overweening
- condescending
- egoistic
- impertinent
- braggy
- cocky
- pontifical
- narcissistic
- egoistical
- blustery
- magisterial
- egotistical
- presuming
- disdainful
- dominating
- proud
- egocentric
- impudent
- self-assertive
- snooty
- self-satisfied
- toplofty
- stuck-up
- swaggering
- complacent
- uninhibited
- egotistic
- extraverted
- huffish
- blusterous
Strongest:
- subdued
- diffident
- bashful
- timid
- lowly
- lowly
- unpretentious
- unpretentious
- shy
- modest
- bashful
- timid
- subdued
- humble
- shy
- sheepish
- humble
- diffident
- modest
- sheepish
Strong:
- unobtrusive
- cringing
- mousy
- introverted
- unarrogant
- unarrogant
- demure
- unaggressive
- acquiescent
- cringing
- submissive
- shrinking
- unaggressive
- demure
- unassuming
- meek
- deferential
- shrinking
- acquiescent
- compliant
- yielding
- passive
- yielding
- submissive
- mousy
- deferential
- meek
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unobtrusive
- compliant
- passive
- quiet
- quiet
- mousey
- unassertive
- mousey
- introverted
Weak:
sniffy Meaning
sniffy (s)
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
sniffy Sentence Examples
- The dog's sniffy nose detected the faint scent of a rabbit in the distance.
- The cat's sniffy whiskers twitched as it explored the unfamiliar territory.
- The baby's sniffy nose was running, making it difficult for her to breathe.
- The detective's sniffy investigation led him to the source of the missing jewelry.
- The perfume had a sniffy fragrance that filled the room.
- The teacher's sniffy demeanor made the students nervous.
- The doctor checked the patient's sniffy nose and throat for signs of infection.
- The child's sniffy laugh was infectious, spreading joy to all who heard it.
- The old man's sniffy voice trembled as he shared his memories.
- The wind was sniffy and cold, carrying with it the scent of snow.
FAQs About the word sniffy
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
arrogant, assumptive, chesty, superior, high-handed, uppish, patronizing, bumptious, high-and-mighty, presumptuous
subdued, diffident, bashful, timid, lowly, lowly, unpretentious, unpretentious, shy, modest
The dog's sniffy nose detected the faint scent of a rabbit in the distance.
The cat's sniffy whiskers twitched as it explored the unfamiliar territory.
The baby's sniffy nose was running, making it difficult for her to breathe.
The detective's sniffy investigation led him to the source of the missing jewelry.
