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stuck-up

stuck-up

22 7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
  • adjective
  • /ˈstʌk ʌp/
  • Offensive
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  • "Everyone says you've become more stuck-up than ever," she informed me.
  • stuck-up bitch
  • stuck-up snob
  • stuck-up kid

I know I'm not a stuck up English snob, so that can't hurt me.

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Examples

  • She's kinda stuck-up, and she upsets Annabelle.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Man, chicks in Hollywood are so stuck up.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The only reason it looks any different is because your people are just too stuck up to admit it.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • No one else in this stuck-up school came running up to me offering to be my friend.

  • All my friends in the village think I'm stuck-up now.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Being stuck-up was the worst of vices in his little circle of friends.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Corinne is kind of stuck-up and snotty.

  • I hate you because you're stuck-up and think you're better than anybody else.

  • Rose, you're so stuck-up.

  • Many people found her attitude to be stuck-up because she always acted as if she were superior to everyone else.

Synonyms

arrogant
vsstuck-up
260 4.5

Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people

is more about appearing superior socially rather than merely overconfident
cocky
vsstuck-up
  • Informal
99 4.2

Being too confident and acting proud so other people dislike you

is mainly about appearing better than others rather than just overconfidence
smug
vsstuck-up
85 5.2

A person who feels too pleased with themselves in a way that annoys others

is more about openly acting superior rather than privately feeling pleased
pretentious
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
74 7.3

Trying to seem more important or clever than you really are

is more about acting superior genuinely, not only trying to impress people
conceited
vsstuck-up
24 5.4

Thinking you are much better than other people

is about acting superior toward others rather than only feeling proud
egotistical
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
24 6.6

Seeing yourself as much more important than other people

is more about acting superior toward people rather than inward self focus
snooty
vsstuck-up
16 7.4

Acting as if you are better than other people

is more about feeling superior broadly rather than disdain focused on others
snotty
vsstuck-up
  • Informal
16 7.8

Acting as if you are better than other people

is mainly about a general superior attitude, not only rudeness toward people
snobby
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
16 6.3

A person who thinks they are better than other people and looks down on them

is about feeling better than others in many situations, not only social class
self-important
vsstuck-up
13 5.8

Acting as if you are better than other people

is about behaving as socially superior rather than merely valuing oneself highly
snobbish
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
7 5.3

Acting like you are better than other people because of their money or clothes

is more general, applying to superiority in many contexts beyond social class
snot-nosed
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
7 9.6

Having a rude, arrogant attitude often used to describe a child

is more about persistent superiority rather than occasional rude or childish behaviour
egomaniacal
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
6 8.6

A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people

is a general superior attitude rather than an extreme pathological self obsession
immodest
vsstuck-up
4 6.8

Thinking you are much better or more important than others

is about showing superiority toward others rather than only lacking modesty
too big for one's britches
vsstuck-up
  • Informal
3 9.1

Acting more important than you really are

is about behaving as socially superior rather than merely overestimating self
egotistic
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
1 7.2

Thinking you are more important than other people

is mainly about appearing superior to people rather than seeking attention
bumptious
vsstuck-up
1 9.9

Too confident and rude in a way that annoys other people

is more about showing superiority by attitude rather than only assertiveness
bigheaded
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
1 6.7

Thinking you are better than other people and acting proud

is focused on showing superiority to people rather than just boasting
1 8.8

Acting too proud and thinking you are better than others

is about acting superior to other people rather than only overestimating worth
full of oneself
vsstuck-up
  • Informal
6.9

Thinking you are better than other people

is about a general attitude of being better than other people
self-conceited
vsstuck-up
7.7

Thinking you are better than other people

is more about behaving superior toward people rather than private pride
stuck on oneself
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
8.4

Being too proud and thinking you are better than others

is more about showing superiority to others, not just inward focus
stuck-on-herself
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
9.9

Thinks she is much better than other people

is mainly about acting superior to others rather than private self focus
swollen-headed
vsstuck-up
  • Offensive
8.0

Thinking you are much more important than other people

is about behaving superior to others rather than only believing self value
too big for one's boots
vsstuck-up
  • UK
8.2

Acting more confident and important than you really are

is more about showing superiority toward others than simply misplaced confidence
uppish
vsstuck-up
8.8

Being very proud and acting like you are better than others

is more about a general attitude of superiority rather than only prideful acting

Antonyms

222 2.8

Not proud and not thinking you are better than others

Simple and honest in style and not trying to impress people

How Conceited

haughty
14 8.1
full of oneself
  • Informal
6.9
stuck-up
  • Offensive
22 7.5

Surface Forms

stuck-up positive

Morphology

stuck-up = stick (opaque) = up + stuck

The literal meanings of 'stuck' and 'up' do not transparently convey the idiomatic meaning of arrogance. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word stuck-up comes from the parts stuck and up, where up means 'high' or 'above'. It is like a picture of someone who looks down on other people, so stuck-up means behaving as if you are better than others.