Cringing and Toplofty

Cringing

Cringing adjective - Totally submissive.
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Synonyms for Cringing

Toplofty is an antonym for cringing.

Nearby Words: cringe, cringed

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

Cringing is an antonym for toplofty.
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