All uppity synonyms
up·pi·ty
U u adj uppity
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- high-hat — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- haughty — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
- contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- la-de-da — affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- know it all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- dog it — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- lordly — suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- insociable — unsociable.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- biggety — conceited or self-important.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- brash — If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash, you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive.
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- disdainful — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
adjective uppity
- overfamiliar — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- wiseguy — Alternative spelling of wise guy.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.