Synonyms for superciliousness
Most common
disdain condescension disdainfulness arrogance hauteur sneeriness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Disdain
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being supercilious.
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Superciliousness, as if by the uplifted eyebrow, as its etymology suggests (L.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- disdain Tom didn't notice the look of disdain on Mary's face.
- condescension The condescension in this article is unbearable.
- arrogance Tom's boss's behaviour smacked of crass arrogance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| superciliousness | rising | |
| disdain | rising | |
| condescension | rising | |
| disdainfulness | steady | |
| arrogance | rising | |
| hauteur | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- disdain2, hauteur
- 9 letters
- arrogance3, contumely
- 10 letters
- sneeriness
- 13 letters
- condescension4
- 14 letters
- disdainfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disdain2 = 2 syllables).