adjective. If you say that someone is stuck-up, you mean that they are very proud and unfriendly because they think they are very important. [informal, disapproval] He was a famous actor, but he wasn’t a bit stuck-up. Synonyms: snobbish, arrogant, conceited, proud More Synonyms of stuck-up.
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What does it mean to be stuck-up?
Definition of stuck-up
: conceited, snobbish.
Is stuck-up a bad word?
If you say that someone is stuck-up, you mean that are very proud and unfriendly because they think they are very important.
How do you describe a stuck-up person?
stuck-up
- snobbish. I’d expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly.
- arrogant. an air of arrogant indifference.
- conceited. I thought him conceited and arrogant.
- proud. She has a reputation for being proud and arrogant.
- patronizing. a patronizing attitude to the homeless.
- condescending.
- snooty (informal)
- haughty.
How do you use stuck-up?
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant.
- His wife was a bit stuck-up.
- We thought his wife was stuck-up.
- Too stuck-up, considering what she was.
- I can’t stand her – she’s so stuck-up.
- Daughter Amanda is more stuck-up than a chimney sweep’s brush.
- Tanya is so stuck-up.
Why is someone stuck up?
If you talk about nothing but the awards you’ve won, and your friends might think you’re stuck-up. You can also describe a stuck-up person as arrogant, snobby, or conceited. The adjective stuck-up is informal, but it’s a great way to talk about someone who brags about himself and looks down on just about everyone else.
What’s the opposite of being stuck up?
What is the opposite of stuck up?
| humble | modest |
|---|---|
| reverential | selfless |
| tactful | chivalrous |
| courteous | deferential |
| demure | diffident |
How do you spell egotistic?
pertaining to or characterized by egotism. given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated.
What is condescending attitude?
Full Definition of condescending
: showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others.
What does arrogance mean?
1 : exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner an arrogant official. 2 : showing an offensive attitude of superiority : proceeding from or characterized by arrogance an arrogant reply.
What’s another word for stocked up?
In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for stock-up, like: replenish, supply, furnish, buy, provide, stock and buy-in.
What does egomaniacal stand for?
Meaning of egomaniacal in English
relating to someone who considers themselves to be very important and able to do anything that they want: The office is filled with egomaniacal workaholics. In his new movie – a comedy – he plays an egomaniacal media mogul. See. egomaniac.
What does egotistical maniac mean?
An egomaniac is a person who’s obsessively self-absorbed.You can also use the word to describe someone you know who’s a self-centered jerk, though. Egomaniac, coined in the early 19th century, combines ego, “the self,” or in Latin, I, and maniac, from the Greek mania, “madness or frenzy.”
What is to envy someone?
1 : a feeling of unhappiness over another’s good fortune together with a desire to have the same good fortune He was filled with envy on seeing her success. 2 : a person or a thing that is envied. envy. verb. envied; envying.
What is a condensing person?
(kɒndɪsɛndɪŋ ) adjective. 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.
What do you call a person who think they are superior?
conceited. someone who is conceited behaves in a way that shows they think they are very intelligent, skillful, or attractive. so they start thinking themselves as superiors.
What does it mean to patronize someone?
Full Definition of patronize
transitive verb. 1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for The government patronized several local artists. 2 : to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly. 3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant much patronized by celebrities.
What is a cavalier person?
Full Definition of cavalier
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain entry 1) dismissal of important matters a cavalier attitude toward money has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others. 2 : debonair.
Whats does naive mean?
1 : showing lack of experience or knowledge He asked a lot of naive questions. 2 : being simple and sincere. Other Words from naive. naively adverb. naive.
What is the meaning of Decre?
transitive verb. 1 : to command or enjoin by or as if by decree decree an amnesty. 2 : to determine or order judicially decree a punishment. intransitive verb. : ordain.
How do you say stock up?
Synonyms of ‘stock up with something’
- hoard. They’ve begun to hoard food and gasoline.
- save. I thought we were saving money for a holiday.
- gather. She started gathering up her things.
- accumulate. Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached.
- amass. We didn’t enquire as to how she had amassed her fortune.