Toplofty and Yielding

Toplofty

Toplofty adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term “popularizer” to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure

Yielding is an antonym for toplofty.

Yielding

Yielding adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

Toplofty is an antonym for yielding.

Nearby Words: yield, yielded
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