haughtier
Increasingly looking down
Haughtier is the comparative form of haughty—more arrogant, more disdainful of others considered inferior.
She grew haughtier with each promotion.
The maitre d' couldn't have been haughtier when we showed up without a reservation.
Arrogantly authoritative
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
smug · presumptuous · vain · conceited · snobbish · uppity · boastful · swaggering
Treating someone as inferior
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
deprecating · disparaging · dismissive · pitying · deigning · holier-than-thou · high-and-mighty · nose-in-the-air
Showing open contempt
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- scoffingMocking with contempt
mocking · sneering · spurning · withering · disparaging · slighting · snubbing · unimpressed
Far away or aloof
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
- remoteDistant or controller
reserved · cold · unfriendly · chilly · inaccessible · removed · exclusive · untouchable
imperious
Arrogantly authoritative
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
egotistical · smug · presumptuous · vain · conceited · snobbish · uppity · boastful · swaggering · high-handed
patronizing
Treating someone as inferior
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
demeaning · deprecating · disparaging · dismissive · pitying · deigning · holier-than-thou · high-and-mighty · nose-in-the-air · lofty
scornful
Showing open contempt
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
scoffing · mocking · sneering · spurning · withering · disparaging · slighting · snubbing · unimpressed
distant
Far away or aloof
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
remote · reserved · cold · unfriendly · chilly · inaccessible · removed · exclusive · untouchable · imperious
haughtierhumbler
More modest or unassuming
meeker · lowlier · friendlier · warmer