supercilious
adjectiveHow many syllables in supercilious?
There are 5 syllables in the word supercilious.How to pronounce supercilious:
Definition of supercilious:
- supercilious (adjective):
- coolly and patronizingly haughty
- behaving in a superior and arrogant manner
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Synonyms for supercilious:
arrogant
assumptive
authoritarian
bumptious
cavalier
chesty
condescending
contemptuous
disdainful
dominant
domineering
haughty
hifalutin
high and mighty
high-and-mighty
high-handed
hoity-toity
huffy
imperious
important
lofty
lordly
masterful
overbearing
patronizing
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Antonyms for supercilious:
abject
accepting
accommodating
acquiescent
admiring
agreeable
amenable
amiable
apologetic
applauding
appreciative
apprehensive
approachable
approving
arse-licking
artless
ass-kissing
attentive
awed
backward
bashful
below
beneath
benevolent
biddable
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