Highfalutin
Highfalutin adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: her highfalutin relatives from New York made the snide remark that her little house “has that lived-in look”
Superior and highfalutin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superior" instead an adjective "Highfalutin".
Superior
Superior adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: that superior sportscaster lets it be known that he thinks all foreign baseball teams are second-rate
Highfalutin and superior are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Highfalutin" instead an adjective "Superior".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and highfalutin
- lofty and superior
- contemptuous and highfalutin
- contemptuous and superior
- overbearing and highfalutin
- overbearing and superior
- haughty and highfalutin
- haughty and superior
- snooty and highfalutin
- snooty and superior
- condescending and highfalutin
- condescending and superior
- pompous and highfalutin
- pompous and superior
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