Synonyms
- arrogant
- assumptive
- bumptious
- cavalier
- chesty
- haughty
- high-handed
- high-hat
- highfalutin
- hifalutin
- huffish
- huffy
- imperious
- important
- lofty
- lordly
- masterful
- overweening
- peremptory
- pompous
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
- sniffy
- stiff-necked
- supercilious
- superior
- toplofty
- toploftical
- uppish
- uppity
Examples of high-and-mighty in a Sentence
a boss so high-and-mighty that no one could reason with him about anything
Recent Examples on the Web
Lots of high-and-mighty people populate Tyrrell’s recollections.
—
John Fund, National Review, 26 Nov. 2023
John Fund, National Review, 26 Nov. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'high-and-mighty.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near high-and-mighty
Cite this Entry
“High-and-mighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-and-mighty. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share