What is another word for high and mighty?

Pronunciation: [hˈa͡ɪ and mˈa͡ɪti] (IPA)

The phrase "high and mighty" typically refers to a person who is arrogant or feels superior to others. Alternatives to this phrase may include "haughty," "snobbish," "pompous," or "overbearing." These words all convey a sense of being overly confident or conceited. Other synonyms could include "self-important," "grandiose," or "supercilious." These words describe a person who feels that they are better than others and often exhibit an air of superiority. Additionally, "egotistical," "narcissistic," or "conceited" may be fitting synonyms for "high and mighty" as well.

What are the hypernyms for High and mighty?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with High and mighty

  • I'm not set on a pedestal where I think I'm too high and mighty.
    Naomi Campbell
  • It is plain that God does not employ drugs or hygiene, nor provide them for human use; else Jesus would have recommended and employed them in his healing. The sick are more deplorably lost than the sinning, if the sick cannot rely on God for help and the sinning can. … The universal belief in physics weighs against the high and mighty truths of Christian metaphysics. This erroneous general belief, which sustains medicine and produces all medical results, works against Christian Science[.] … If we would heal by the Spirit, we must not hide the talent of spiritual healing under the napkin of its form[.] … The tender word and Christian encouragement of an invalid, pitiful patience with his fears and the removal of them, are better than hecatombs of gushing theories, stereotyped borrowed speeches, and the doling of arguments, which are but so many parodies on legitimate Christian Science, aflame with divine Love.
    Mary Baker Eddy
  • They, the conservatives, are the real outsides, they tell us, gazing with disgust upon the ludicrous manners of the high and mighty. Or, they tell us, they are rough-and-ready proles, laughing along with us at the efforts of our social "betters" to reform and improve us. That they are often, in fact, people of privilege doing their utmost to boost the fortunes of a political party that is the traditional tool of the privileged is a contradiction that does not trouble them.
    Thomas Frank

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