uppity
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Synonyms & Antonyms for uppity
Synonyms
arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin (also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish
Antonyms
humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious
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The John Wayne machismo attitude of Cliff (Brad Pitt), an aging stuntman who defeats the arrogant, uppity Chinese guy harks back to the very stereotypes Bruce was trying to dismantle. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls out Quentin Tarantino’s 'sloppy,' 'racist' depiction of Bruce Lee," 17 Aug. 2019 But for a kid in Kentucky, Stonewall—even as recounted by White and others who were there—represented, at best, a kind of aspirational gay life, a bevy of uppity queers fighting for their decidedly unrespectable libidinal community. — Michelle Tea, Harper's magazine, "Stonewall at Fifty," 22 June 2019 Marylin McGinnis seems too young to play a formidable elderly woman but gives the part suitable bite, and Amy Hughes shines in two roles — a no-nonsense nurse and an uppity dance instructor. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Flashdance’ story should have stayed in the ’80s | Review," 12 July 2019 The Party will not tolerate Hong Kong’s brash, uppity independence until 2047. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 20 June 2019 This upset Japanese firms, which were not accustomed to dealing with uppity young academics. — Takashi Mochizuki, WSJ, "Junichi Nishizawa, Japan’s ‘Mr. Semiconductor,’ Rivaled U.S. Scientists," 2 Nov. 2018 Sticking it to uppity black millionaires has been good for business since the first cretin came up with the lie that the first black president wasn't born in this country, and well before that even. — Robert Klemko, SI.com, "Don't Be Fooled: President Trump Is Using NFL as Distraction for Bigger Issues Surrounding White House," 5 June 2018 Forty years later, trashing is still progressives’ favorite tactic to deploy against uppity women. — Laurie Penny, Longreads, "Who Does She Think She Is?," 29 Mar. 2018 He was called a coward, a traitor, a dupe, and an uppity N-word. — Jonathan Eig, Slate Magazine, "Black Athletes Are Only Loved When They Are Harmless," 26 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uppity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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