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arrogant, patronizing, or disdainful
- How to Memorize
- supercilious - arrogant
- Analysis
A person considered to be ‘supercilious’ behaves or speaks in a way that shows they think they are better and more important than everybody else. It is associated with snobbishness and intolerance and is universally met with disapproval.
Exam DB Spoken DB Other Synonyms haughtyconceitedcondescending Antonyms unassuminggenial unpretentious, - Example(s)
There’s no way I’d consider that candidate for the job. He has a supercilious manner that would just rub everyone up the wrong way.
Jack gave a supercilious laugh at my suggestion which absolutely infuriated me. How dare he be so disrespectful!
There was a sneering superciliousness to the critics' criticisms of the movie because they considered the genre to be low-brow.
