uppityness Antonyms
Strongest:
- subdued
- sheepish
- shy
- shy
- modest
- lowly
- bashful
- humble
- bashful
- unpretentious
- timid
- humble
- lowly
- timid
- unpretentious
- modest
- sheepish
- subdued
Strong:
- meek
- unarrogant
- shrinking
- unassuming
- diffident
- unassertive
- mousey
- unaggressive
- passive
- acquiescent
- unobtrusive
- passive
- introverted
- demure
- introverted
- shrinking
- compliant
- meek
- quiet
- unassertive
- demure
- unassuming
- mousy
- deferential
- deferential
- unaggressive
- mousey
- unarrogant
- diffident
- yielding
- yielding
- unobtrusive
- acquiescent
- cringing
- submissive
- cringing
- submissive
- mousy
- quiet
- compliant
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- assumptive
- high-handed
- sniffy
- high-and-mighty
- bumptious
- huffy
- haughty
- presumptuous
- authoritarian
- presuming
- masterful
- dominant
- pompous
- domineering
- hifalutin
- important
- pretentious
- imperious
- chesty
- smug
- uppish
- supercilious
- superior
- cavalier
- high-hat
- dominating
Weak:
- self-assertive
- pontificating
- impudent
- vain
- egocentric
- condescending
- patronizing
- toploftical
- vainglorious
- self-satisfied
- overweening
- egotistic
- self-centered
- snobby
- impertinent
- proud
- toplofty
- immodest
- bragging
- disdainful
- stuck-up
- lordly
- snooty
- conceited
- blustery
- boastful
- huffish
- braggart
- narcissistic
- peremptory
- blusterous
- swaggering
- egotistical
- cocky
- saucy
- bombastic
- extraverted
- bossy
- complacent
- highfalutin
- egoistic
- snobbish
- prideful
- pontifical
- self-asserting
- hubristic
- uninhibited
- braggy
- stiff-necked
- egoistical
- lofty
- magisterial
Meaning of uppityness
uppityness (n)
assumption of airs beyond one's station
uppityness Sentence Examples
- The manager's uppityness alienated the employees and created a hostile work environment.
- Some people find her uppityness charming, but others find it off-putting.
- I've never met anyone as uppity as her; she acts like she's better than everyone else.
- The uppityness of the upper-class elite can be incredibly condescending.
- Her uppityness got her into trouble with the authorities.
- I hate dealing with uppity people; they're always trying to act superior.
- The uppityness of the new receptionist turned off customers.
- He has such an uppityness about him; it's like he thinks he's the only intelligent person in the room.
- I don't appreciate the uppityness of this new employee; he needs to learn his place.
- The uppityness of certain individuals can be a major turn-off in social situations.
FAQs About the word uppityness
assumption of airs beyond one's station
arrogant, assumptive, high-handed, sniffy, high-and-mighty, bumptious, huffy, haughty, presumptuous, authoritarian
subdued, sheepish, shy, shy, modest, lowly, bashful, humble, bashful, unpretentious
The manager's uppityness alienated the employees and created a hostile work environment.
Some people find her uppityness charming, but others find it off-putting.
I've never met anyone as uppity as her; she acts like she's better than everyone else.
The uppityness of the upper-class elite can be incredibly condescending.
