HAUTEUR Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

hauteur

noun

hȯ-ˈtər

Definition of hauteur

as in arrogance

an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims she looked at him with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to being instantly obeyed

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Recent Examples of hauteur Often, though, the band drops the hauteur to reveal a surprising kind of kookiness. — Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026 The joy behind Carolyn’s seeming hauteur had been a focus in Hines’ pitch to Murphy. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026 Charles de Gaulle ruled with hauteur and impatience, often alienating allies while imposing coherence on a fractured state. — Philip Martin, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026 Her tall hauteur was piquant in combination with her soft Derbyshire accent. — Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hauteur

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauteur

Noun

Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
This standalone novel looks at the cult of celebrity, the bond among parents and children, entitlement and arrogance, all wrapped into a tightly wound plot that’s an evocative historical steeped in the Great Depression.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrogance

Noun

Chelsea have huge numerical superiority in their own penalty area as Kevin Schade catapults one in from the Brentford left, but only Cole Palmer is in position to contest any second ball out on its edge.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026