uppishness
Snobbish self-regard
Uppishness is the quality of being uppish—acting above one's station or assuming unwarranted importance.
The word carries a mild, slightly old-fashioned tone of disapproval: Her uppishness made her unpopular with the staff.
It suggests pretension without quite rising to arrogance.
One favoring the privileged
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
toffee-nosed · la-di-da · classist · exclusive · posh · affected · genteel · name-dropping
Disdainfully proud
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
imperious · cocky · insolent · supercilious · conceited · high-handed · lofty · swaggering
Treating someone as inferior
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
contemptuous · disparaging · deprecating · demeaning · scornful · derisive · nose-in-the-air · snide
Composed and respectable
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- self-assuredTrusting in oneself
- confidentSure of oneself
- self-possessedCalm and confident
poised · assured · self-confident · assertive · self-regarding · proper · stately · unbowed
elitist
One favoring the privileged
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
snooty · toffee-nosed · la-di-da · classist · exclusive · posh · affected · genteel · name-dropping · cliquish
haughty
Disdainfully proud
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
pompous · imperious · cocky · insolent · supercilious · conceited · high-handed · lofty · swaggering · brash
patronizing
Treating someone as inferior
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
belittling · contemptuous · disparaging · deprecating · demeaning · scornful · derisive · nose-in-the-air · snide · holier-than-thou
dignified
Composed and respectable
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- self-assuredTrusting in oneself
- confidentSure of oneself
self-possessed · poised · assured · self-confident · assertive · self-regarding · proper · stately · unbowed · self-esteem
uppishnesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · meekness · unpretentiousness · self-effacement
upon, upper, update, uplift, upgrade, uphold, upped, uppermost, upping