21 Synonyms & Antonyms For STUCK-UP

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  • Definitions stuck-up [stuhk-uhp] / ˈstʌkˈʌp / ADJECTIVE snobbish Synonyms WEAK arrogant big-headed cocky conceited condescending egotistic haughty high-and-mighty hoity-toity nose in the air ostentatious patronizing pompous pretentious puffed up snippy snooty snotty too big for one's britches uppity vain

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    She leaps on the wall dividing her home and that of her stuck-up neighbors, in heels no less.

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    The dog also doesn’t look like a regular pet or anything—no collar, and it has a kind of pointy snout and stuck-up ears, like a giant fox-wolf.

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    She had met many of Lord Fredrick’s powerful friends that night, and frankly she did not care for any of them; she found them stuck-up and rude.

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    Neil’s father, who has health problems, assumes his son will join him in his painting business; Topher’s are conservative stuck-up pills who, like Amanda, have him slated for a career in finance.

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    “We all know there are no unmarried princesses left. Even if there were, I don’t want to marry anyone, let alone some stuck-up royal. I’m just fine where I am!”

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    Words related to stuck-up are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word stuck-up. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    bigheaded boastful distant egocentric egoistic egoistical egotistic egotistic/egoistic egotistical haughtiest haughty high-and-mighty high and mighty highfalutin individualistic mannered more egoistic more egoistic more egotistic more egotistic most egoistic most egoistic most egotistic most egotistic most superior narcissistic pompous prideful proud prouder proudest puffed-up self-important self-involved self-respecting self-seeking self-serving smug snootiest snooty snotty superior swellheaded unsociable vain vainglorious

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