What is another word for uppity?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈʌpɪti], [ ˈʌpɪti], [ ˈʌ_p_ɪ_t_i]
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Synonyms for Uppity:
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adj.
• contemptuous • prideful • snooty • snotty • stuck-up- big-headed ,
- nose in the air ,
- stuck up ,
- too big for one's britches ,
- big headed ,
- more big headed ,
- more big-headed ,
- most big headed ,
- most big-headed ,
- nose air ,
- nose in air ,
- nose the air ,
- stuckup ,
- too big for britches ,
- too big for one britches ,
- too big for ones britches .
- hard boiled ,
- hard hearted ,
- in curious ,
- in different ,
- in-curious ,
- in-different ,
- more above ,
- more apart ,
- more hard hearted ,
- more hard-hearted ,
- most above ,
- most apart ,
- most hard hearted ,
- most hard-hearted ,
- putting airs ,
- re served ,
- re-served ,
- thick skinned ,
- thickskinned ,
- un approachable ,
- un concerned ,
- un friendlier ,
- un friendliest ,
- un friendly ,
- un interested ,
- un responsive ,
- un sympathetic ,
- un-approachable ,
- un-concerned ,
- un-friendlier ,
- un-friendliest ,
- un-friendly ,
- un-interested ,
- un-responsive ,
- un-sympathetic ,
- up pity ,
- up-pity ,
- with drawn ,
- with-drawn .
- flippest ,
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- ill advised ,
- illadvised ,
- in cautious ,
- in considerate ,
- in discreet ,
- in-cautious ,
- in-considerate ,
- in-discreet ,
- more self asserting ,
- more self-asserting ,
- more selfasserting ,
- most precipitate ,
- most self asserting ,
- most self-asserting ,
- most selfasserting ,
- self asserting ,
- self assertive ,
- selfasserting ,
- selfassertive ,
- un diplomatic ,
- un tactful ,
- un-diplomatic ,
- un-tactful .
- in trepid ,
- in-trepid ,
- more racked ,
- most intrepid ,
- most racked ,
- self assured ,
- self reliant ,
- self sufficient ,
- selfassured ,
- selfreliant ,
- selfsufficient ,
- un afraid ,
- un daunted ,
- un-afraid ,
- un-daunted ,
- up beat .
- anti pathetic ,
- anti-pathetic ,
- hoity toity ,
- hoitytoity ,
- more contemning ,
- more despising ,
- more high and mighty ,
- more high-and-mighty ,
- more rejecting ,
- more repudiating ,
- more scouting ,
- more toplofty ,
- most contemning ,
- most despising ,
- most high and mighty ,
- most rejecting ,
- most repudiating ,
- most scouting ,
- most toplofty ,
- top lofty ,
- top-lofty .
- in sociable ,
- in-sociable ,
- more insociable ,
- more standoff ,
- more uncompanionable ,
- most insociable ,
- most standoff ,
- most uncompanionable ,
- put airs ,
- re strained ,
- re tiring ,
- re-strained ,
- re-tiring ,
- un companionable ,
- un-companionable .
- bare faced ,
- coming strong ,
- more bare faced ,
- more bare-faced ,
- more overassertive ,
- most bare faced ,
- most bare-faced ,
- most overassertive ,
- over assertive ,
- over weening ,
- over-assertive ,
- over-weening ,
- smartalecky .
- more overfamiliar ,
- most overfamiliar ,
- over confident ,
- over familiar ,
- over-familiar ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- pre-sumptuous ,
- self satisfied ,
- selfsatisfied .
- in accessible ,
- in hospitable ,
- in-accessible ,
- in-hospitable ,
- more brooding ,
- more easy going ,
- more easy-going ,
- more nongregarious ,
- more unforthcoming ,
- more unneighborly ,
- more unsocial ,
- most brooding ,
- most easy going ,
- most nongregarious ,
- most unforthcoming ,
- most unneighborly ,
- most unsocial ,
- non gregarious ,
- un bending ,
- un congenial ,
- un forthcoming ,
- un neighborly ,
- un sociable ,
- un social ,
- un-bending ,
- un-congenial ,
- un-forthcoming ,
- un-neighborly ,
- un-sociable ,
- un-social .
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- courtesy .
Other synonyms:
- Snippety ,
- boldfaced ,
- cheeky ,
- contumelious ,
- elitist ,
- pushy ,
- sassy ,
- smart-alecky ,
- snobby ,
- uppish .
- wise .
- Malapert ,
- Presuming ,
- assuming ,
- assumptive ,
- brassy ,
- egotistic ,
- impertinent ,
- impudent ,
- nervy ,
- overconfident ,
- presumptuous ,
- rude ,
- saucy ,
- snippy ,
- snobbish ,
- snooty ,
- stuck-up .
- Familiar .
- fresh .
Other relevant words:
- Procacious ,
- abundant ,
- affected ,
- aloof ,
- arrogant ,
- belittling ,
- big ,
- boastful ,
- bossy ,
- braggart ,
- bragging ,
- bumptious ,
- cavalier ,
- chesty ,
- cocky ,
- cold ,
- complacent ,
- conceited ,
- condescending ,
- confident ,
- contemptuous ,
- cool ,
- copious ,
- derisive ,
- disdainful ,
- distant ,
- domineering ,
- egotistical ,
- excessive ,
- exhibitionist ,
- extravagant ,
- exuberant ,
- flip ,
- flip through ,
- grand ,
- grandiose ,
- haughty ,
- hifalutin ,
- high falutin ,
- high hat ,
- high-flown ,
- high-handed ,
- highfalutin ,
- hoity-toity ,
- hubristic ,
- huffy ,
- imperious ,
- inflated ,
- insulting ,
- know-it-all ,
- la-de-da ,
- la-di-da ,
- lah-di-dah ,
- lofty ,
- lordly ,
- magisterial ,
- obtrusive ,
- on high horse ,
- ostentatious ,
- overbearing ,
- patronizing ,
- peremptory ,
- pompous ,
- pontifical ,
- pretentious ,
- prideful ,
- puffed-up ,
- purse-proud ,
- pushful ,
- pushing ,
- putting on airs ,
- remote ,
- scornful ,
- self-asserting ,
- self-assertive ,
- self-important ,
- self-satisfied ,
- showy ,
- smug ,
- snotty ,
- stiff-necked ,
- stuffy ,
- supercilious ,
- superior ,
- swaggering ,
- swelled-headed ,
- swollen-headed ,
- toffee-nosed ,
- toplofty ,
- unsociable ,
- upstage ,
- vain ,
- vainglorious .
- Hard-hearted ,
- Uncompanionable ,
- bare-faced ,
- bet on ,
- biggety ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- coldshoulder ,
- coming on strong ,
- easy going ,
- easy-going ,
- flipper ,
- hardboiled ,
- having faith in ,
- high and mighty ,
- highfaluting ,
- highhanded ,
- la-dee-da ,
- laid back ,
- non-gregarious ,
- nongregarious ,
- on an ego trip ,
- on ego trip ,
- over-confident ,
- overassertive ,
- overfamiliar ,
- put on airs ,
- smart alecky ,
- sniffy ,
- unneighborly ,
- unsocial ,
- up-beat ,
- Flaunting ,
- Insociable ,
- Racked ,
- fearless ,
- forbidding ,
- headlong ,
- high-and-mighty ,
- officious ,
- on ice ,
- overweening ,
- portentous ,
- preponderant ,
- puffed up ,
- puffy ,
- recessive ,
- reckless ,
- self-centered ,
- solitary ,
- unapproachable ,
- unforthcoming ,
- uninterested .
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How to use "Uppity" in context?
People use the word "uppity" as an informal way to describe someone who is overconfident and doesn't act humble or apologize when they make a mistake. They may also be refer to as a "big shot".
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