Synonyms
- arrogance
- assumption
- bumptiousness
- consequence
- haughtiness
- high horse
- huffiness
- imperiousness
- loftiness
- lordliness
- masterfulness
- peremptoriness
- pomposity
- pompousness
- presumptuousness
- pretense
- pretence
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- self-consequence
- self-importance
- superciliousness
- superiority
- toploftiness
Examples of hauteur in a Sentence
she looked at him with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to being instantly obeyed
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With his chilly hauteur and unflattering Prince Valiant hairdo, Jordan is a plain villain amid characters who otherwise collectively lurch between sympathetic victimhood and viciously cruel mob mentality.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The Academy Award-winning actress, known for her fierce talent and daunting hauteur, boasts a career spanning 60 years.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 July 2024
Fortunately for viewers, Vanderpump’s hauteur didn’t stop her from sparring with her fellow-castmates, who, in the manner of the popular Bravo franchise, were rich middle-aged ladies with a distinct taste for drama.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Their insularity, inexperience, and Soviet-style hauteur have produced an unprofessional and incompetent style of rule that has ultimately threatened their own power.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The Academy Award-winning actress, known for her fierce talent and daunting hauteur, boasts a career spanning 60 years.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 July 2024
Fortunately for viewers, Vanderpump’s hauteur didn’t stop her from sparring with her fellow-castmates, who, in the manner of the popular Bravo franchise, were rich middle-aged ladies with a distinct taste for drama.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Their insularity, inexperience, and Soviet-style hauteur have produced an unprofessional and incompetent style of rule that has ultimately threatened their own power.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
See all Example Sentences for hauteur
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“Hauteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hauteur. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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