Synonyms of hauteur

hauteur

noun

hȯ-ˈtər 

as in arrogance

an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims

she looked at him with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to being instantly obeyed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogance
• superiority
• imperiousness
• disdain
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• attitude
• lordliness
• loftiness
• pomposity
• pretension
• peremptoriness
• pompousness
• masterfulness
• presumptuousness
• pretense
• self-importance
• huffiness
• high horse
• assumption
• pretentiousness
• pridefulness
• consequence
• vanity
• bumptiousness
• condescension
• dominance
• toploftiness
• pride
• self-consequence
• bossiness
• high-handedness
• snobbishness
• snobbery
• snootiness
• scorn
• snobbism
• authoritativeness
• smugness
• bravado
• boastfulness
• sauciness
• swagger
• impudence
• self-assertion
• triumphalism
• inflation
• cheekiness
• bowwow
• vainglory
• chest-thumping
• impertinence
• cockiness
• egoism
• self-complacency
• brag
• egotism
• side
• self-conceit
• bombast
• self-satisfaction
• braggadocio
• self-opinion
• strut
• self-content
• self-centeredness
• cheek
• self-contentment
• complacence
• vaingloriousness
• conceit
• swelled head
• superiority complex
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• unpretentiousness
• bashfulness
• shyness
• demureness
• diffidence
• timidity
• passivity
• submissiveness
• meekness
• self-doubt
• passiveness
• lowliness
• unassumingness
• timidness
• quietness
• reserve
• self-distrust
• retiringness
• reservedness
• mousiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hauteur

Ted is a cartoon creep with an Oxbridge hauteur, but Theo’s shortcomings may be too subtly rendered for a play that cries out for more definition. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Charles de Gaulle ruled with hauteur and impatience, often alienating allies while imposing coherence on a fractured state. —Philip Martin, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026

Her tall hauteur was piquant in combination with her soft Derbyshire accent. —Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026

Rosamund Pike, playing the spirit of loving filthy lucre over life itself, elevates a standard villain through the high timing of her theatrical hauteur. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025