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
  • The other important thing is keeping an eye out for pests.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Outkast was just as important, ushering in the mainstream era of Southern rap that dominates hip-hop to this day.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of important
Adjective
  • Teamsters officials later complained that Harris, who would go on to lose all seven battleground states, was arrogant in her dealings with them.
    W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Russia, Iran, and many other countries criticize U.S. military interventions as arrogant, ignorant of local context, and unable to fashion either stable regimes or effective security structures.
    Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrogant
Adjective
  • Still, in many voters’ minds, the association between Democrats and supercilious scolding seems hard to shake.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of supercilious
Adjective
  • The matter is far from trivial: Sovereignty would give a country access to potentially significant oil, gas and rare earth resources, as well as superior scientific and military access to the future Transpolar Sea Route.
    Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Those who wanted to hear music like this could put on superior offerings from Lady Gaga or Kesha.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of superior
Adjective
  • Some implied Hill was pretentious for citing Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, and Taxi Driver as the film’s influences.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Like David, Danson appeared as a pretentious and smug version of himself on the beloved series.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 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
  • This was regarded as a tad presumptuous, even for Trump.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That’s not to say Aspinall cannot compete with him in the latter rounds, but that would be highly presumptuous.
    Brett Appley, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Definition of presumptuous
Adjective
  • Yet, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit goes well beyond the traditional signposts by adopting a quasi-Ealing feel to its superficially cozy country setting, and by showcasing the comically haughty side of the British aristocracy.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Georgina Castle is haughty and hilarious as Regina George, and Grace Mouat as Karen Smith has The Savoy Theatre audience in stitches with some hilarious lines and songs, while Elèna Gyasi plays Gretchen as a needy ‘pick me’ friend.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of haughty
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