fastuous

adjective

Definition of fastuousnext
as in important

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastuous
  1. important
  2. arrogant
  3. supercilious
  4. superior
  5. pretentious
  6. uppity
  7. presumptuous
  8. haughty
Adjective
  • And Donna, perhaps the most important player in all of this is Joni Ernst who has met with him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Why is shopping at local, independent bookstores important?
    American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of important
Adjective
  • The arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) then has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student, for better or worse.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The truth is that women often downplay their accomplishments to avoid being perceived as arrogant, but this approach can unintentionally undermine your professional growth.
    Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of arrogant
Adjective
  • Even Lu, most closed and supercilious of the bunch, has weird, troubled reservoirs of shame that gradually start to froth and bubble.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Though emerging out of segregation, Black Greek-letter organizations, too, had supercilious standards for their members and rules about who could join.
    Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of supercilious
Adjective
  • Fried, who turns 31 on Jan. 18, is the superior pitcher, but three times better?
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • This innovative layout allows for powerful torque and superior handling, even for vehicles exceeding 13 feet in length.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of superior
Adjective
  • At first, the girls are only in danger of being forced to listen to one man’s extremely pretentious opinions about religion, philosophy, culture, and yes, pop music, which is terrifying in itself.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Co-founder and master distiller Andy Wahl grew up in wine country, in California’s Sonoma County, and felt that the fine wines harvested in the region were pretentious and inaccessible.
    John Kell, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of pretentious
Adjective
  • Steve Fields serves lobster tails and filet mignon, but its proprietor likes to think of the restaurant as D-FW’s affordable steakhouse — a place that isn’t too uppity.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • There were some in the UK, and even on this side of the pond, who wanted the queen to assert her authority and slap down her presumptuous grandson and his uppity wife.
    Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2020
Definition of uppity
Adjective
  • The former athlete/coach-mind in me couldn’t help but cringe … is Notre Dame being too presumptuous here?
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
  • There have been presumptuous attempts, for example, to pin Bieber’s pill and promethazine addictions on the fallout from his two-day stay with the Bad Boy Records founder.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of presumptuous
Adjective
  • Rory Kinnear is the closest thing the film has to a protagonist as Henry Hunt, a haughty activist with poor social skills.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But Rosie is no imperial-phase victory lap from a haughty A-lister.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of haughty
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“Fastuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastuous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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