looking down one's nose
Sneering at inferiors
Looking down one's nose is regarding someone or something with condescension or disdain—the posture of someone who tilts their head back to peer down at what they consider beneath them.
The expression captures smug superiority: She looked down her nose at anyone who shopped at discount stores.
Often followed by "at."
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- turning up one's noseExpressing contempt through disdain
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- dismissingRemoving from position
- high-handednessDomineering disregard for others
holier than thou · pride · superciliousness · classism · scoffing · elitism · hubris · high and mighty · eye-rolling · smirking · haughtiness · snobbery · above it all · smugness · sniffing · prejudice · vanity · stuck up
looking down one's noselooking up to
Admiring and respecting greatly
admiring · revering · venerating · respecting · esteeming
looking down one's nosehumility
Freedom from arrogance
humble · self-effacing · modest · unpretentious · unassuming
looking down one's nosehumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-effacement · unpretentiousness · eating humble pie · self-deprecation
looks, looked, looking, looker, downed, downing, downs, downer, nosing