HAUGHTINESS Synonyms

• feelings of excessive pride

• an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things

• a witty or ingenious turn of phrase

• an artistic device or effect

• the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

• affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

• open disrespect for a person or thing

• a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

• an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

• an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

• the quality of being high or lofty

• impressiveness in scale or proportion

• lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

• the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

• a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

• satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements

• the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

• a group of lions

• unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

• be proud of

• the trait of condescending to those of lower social status

• the quality of being superior

• the quality of being at a competitive advantage

• displaying a sense of being better than others

• the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

• formality in bearing and appearance

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors