All biggety synonyms
bigΒ·geΒ·ty
B b adj biggety
- haughty β disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- presumptuous β full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- imperious β domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- pretentious β characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- cocky β Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- cavalier β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation.
- smug β contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- vain β excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- pompous β characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- bossy β If you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do.
- cheeky β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheeky, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way.
- conceited β If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
- contemptuous β If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- disdainful β full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- domineering β inclined to rule arbitrarily or despotically; overbearing; tyrannical: domineering parents.
- high-handed β condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- insolent β boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- know-it-all β a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- lordly β suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
- overbearing β domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- peremptory β leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- proud β feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- scornful β full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- self-important β having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- snippy β sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
- snooty β snobbish.
- snotty β Vulgar. of or relating to snot.
- supercilious β haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- superior β higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- uppity β affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem; haughty; snobbish.
- wise guy β Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy.
- smarty β a smart aleck.
- cold-shoulder β to snub; show indifference to.
- sniffy β inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious: He was very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
- stuck up β snobbishly conceited.
- swaggering β pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- lofty β extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- overweening β presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
- high-and-mighty β haughty; arrogant.
- on one's high horse β acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
- assuming β You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- audacious β Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- autocratic β An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.