uppish Sentence Examples
- The uppish aristocrat snubbed her nose at the humble villagers.
- Sarah's uppish attitude made her unpopular among her peers.
- The uppish boss treated his employees with disdain.
- The uppish hotel catered exclusively to the elite.
- The uppish students flaunted their wealth and privilege.
- The uppish neighbor refused to acknowledge the existence of the working-class family next door.
- The uppish theater company only performed for an exclusive clientele.
- The uppish politician looked down upon those he deemed beneath him.
- The uppish professor spoke to his students in a condescending tone.
- The uppish couple remodeled their home to reflect their pretentious lifestyle.
uppish Meaning
uppish (s)
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
uppish (a.)
Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
Synonyms & Antonyms of uppish
Synonyms:
- assumptive
- chesty
- hifalutin
- superior
- proud
- presuming
- high-and-mighty
- high-hat
- uppity
- smug
- haughty
- huffy
- pretentious
- domineering
- cavalier
- high-handed
- presumptuous
- important
- toploftical
- self-assertive
- toplofty
- bumptious
- pompous
- sniffy
- peremptory
- dominating
- supercilious
- dominant
- masterful
- imperious
Antonyms:
- shrinking
- introverted
- unobtrusive
- acquiescent
- introverted
- unarrogant
- compliant
- overmodest
- unaggressive
- demure
- mousy
- mousy
- shrinking
- meek
- passive
- unobtrusive
- deferential
- overmodest
- self-critical
- quiet
- deferential
- unassertive
- acquiescent
- unaggressive
- compliant
- passive
- quiet
- demure
- meek
- mousey
- self-critical
- unassuming
- yielding
- unarrogant
- submissive
- submissive
- unassuming
- unassertive
- mousey
- yielding
Synonyms:
- extroverted
- pontificating
- snobby
- stiff-necked
- self-satisfied
- boastful
- immodest
- saucy
- magisterial
- pontifical
- huffish
- complacent
- self-complacent
- impertinent
- bossy
- stuck-up
- braggy
- blusterous
- snooty
- egoistic
- bombastic
- condescending
- self-conceited
- egotistic
- highfalutin
- vainglorious
- lofty
- cocky
- hubristic
- braggart
- self-asserting
- impudent
- vain
- blustery
- egocentric
- authoritarian
- conceited
- overweening
- disdainful
- snobbish
- narcissistic
- egoistical
- patronizing
- self-centered
- lordly
- prideful
- uninhibited
- swaggering
- egotistical
- extraverted
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word uppish
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogantProud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
arrogant, assumptive, chesty, hifalutin,superior, proud, presuming, high-and-mighty, high-hat, uppity
timid, sheepish, modest, bashful, modest, sheepish, subdued, shy, humble, unpretentious
The uppish aristocrat snubbed her nose at the humble villagers.
Sarah's uppish attitude made her unpopular among her peers.
The uppish boss treated his employees with disdain.
The uppish hotel catered exclusively to the elite.
