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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Fortunately, Ruth has an elegant hauteur to call on in these situations.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Hauteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hauteur. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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