Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for haughty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : haw-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔ ti



Definition of haughty

Origin :
  • 1520s, an extension of haught (q.v.) "high in one's own estimation" by addition of -y (2) on model of might/mighty, naught/naughty, etc. Middle English also had hautif in this sense (mid-15c., from Old French hautif). Related: Haughtily.
  • adj arrogant
Example sentences :
  • "I crave pardon," interrupted Aspasia, with haughty impatience.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Notwithstanding her haughty air, she was said to be very good and kind.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • The haughty droop of the eyes was focussed now upon the Assistant Commissioner.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The haughty smile was yet on his lip when the door opened and the prince entered.
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Which is as much as to say that I took it," burst from haughty Roland.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • To bring it from its haughty, rebellious pedestal, down to cordiality and love.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • And what a solemn desert it was, full of the silence of haughty desolation.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • They are not nearly so haughty as I had imagined them to be.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • With a haughty face, but pale and trembling too, Emma regarded him in silence.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Wilkes' Spirit of the Times is unrelenting in its haughty independence.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

Synonyms for haughty

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019