Synonyms of snooty
67 similar words · 15 opposite words
Another word for snooty is airy. Other synonyms of snooty are arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity and big-headed.
Synonyms and similar words for snooty
adjectiveHaughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
- airy
- arrogantHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
- chesty informal
- authoritarian
- biggityConceited, uppity.
- big-headed slang
- blustery
- turgescent formalBecoming turgid or swollen.
- boastfulTending to boast or brag.
- lordly
- bombasticShowy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
- cockyOverly confident; arrogant and boastful.
- conceited
- disdainfulShowing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
- domineeringOverbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.
- egotistical
- entitled
- flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
- full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
- grandiose
- hanktyOverbearing; pompous.
- haughtyConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
- high-handedUsing power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
- high-hat colloquialDisdainful; haughty.
- high and mighty
- highfalutin colloquialSelf-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
- hoity-toity colloquial
- holier-than-thouHypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
- hubristicOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or...
- hubristicalHubristic.
- imperious
- inflated
- insolentRude.
- la-di-da
- ostentatious
- overbearingOverly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
- overweeningUnduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
- pompousAffectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
- presumptuousMaking unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding...
- pretentious
- priggishLike a prig.
- puffed up
- sanctimoniousMaking a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
- self-importantHaving, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
- snobbish slangHaving the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
- snotty slang
- stout
- stuck up slang
- superciliousArrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
- thrasonicThrasonical.
- thrasonicalBoastful, bragging, vainglorious.
- toplofticalHaughty, hoity-toity, superior.
- toploftySelf-important, haughty.
- tumid
- turgid
- uppish
- uppityPresumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
- uppySynonym of uppity.
- upstageHaughty, aloof.
- vainOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with...
- buggish dialectal, obsoleteUppity.
- flatulent obsolete
- glorious obsoleteExcessively proud or boastful.
- haught obsoleteHaughty.
- haut obsolete
- orgulous archaic, literaryArrogant, haughty, proud.
nounSynonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”).
- snootAn elitist or snobbish person.
Opposite of snooty
adjectiveHaughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
- abased
- demure
- diffident
- humble
- humble-heartedMeek; humble; unassuming.
- low
- lowly
- meek
- mild
- modestNot bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- poor
- resignedCharacterized by resignation or acceptance.
- self-effacingShy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.
- unpretentiousSimple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
- verecund rare
Meaning of snooty
- adjective Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
- adjective Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.
- adjective Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.
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Questions about synonyms of snooty
- What is another word for snooty?
- Snooty has 67 synonyms on Word.ws, such as airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery and turgescent.
- What is the opposite of snooty?
- The opposite of snooty is abased. Other antonyms of snooty are demure, diffident, humble, humble-hearted and low.
- What does snooty mean?
- Snooty means haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
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