high horse
nounDefinition of high horse
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Synonyms & Antonyms for high horse
Synonyms
arrogance, assumption, bumptiousness, consequence, haughtiness, hauteur, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, masterfulness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, self-consequence, self-importance, superciliousness, superiority, toploftiness
Antonyms
humility, modesty, unassumingness, unpretentiousness
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The vandals apparently felt the 32-foot-high horse of a different color ought to be at least partially orange. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Vandals mar DIA’s “Blucifer” sculpture with orange graffiti," 6 Sep. 2019 This isn’t a social-justice high horse, Lindsay and others insist, just an attempt to point out the obliviousness and privilege that allowed someone to green-light this campaign without stopping to think about the context. — Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, "Legalized Sea Foods: New England-based chain launches marijuana-themed marketing campaign," 19 Aug. 2019 Churchill Downs, however, has a higher horse mortality rate than Santa Anita. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Breeders’ Cup board agrees to keep this year’s event at Santa Anita," 27 June 2019 Emmert might as well dismount from the high horse, hand in his sheriff’s badge and enter the transfer portal to irrelevance. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "As the NCAA readies its case, Arizona should brace for the worst (just ask USC)," 13 June 2019 But also that people don’t want to get off their high horses and talk about practical stuff. — Anand Giridharadas / London, Time, "'I'm the Sort of Trumpian Anti-Trump.' The Unconventional Lawmaker Trying to Upend the Race for U.K. Prime Minister," 10 June 2019 Warner Bros/Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Hello from atop my high horse. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "Someone Tell Me Why 'Paddington 2' Wasn't Nominated for a Golden Globe?," 6 Dec. 2018 If not for the 0.8% promise made by an Italian government that has been voted out of power by the Italians themselves, the EU is normally entitled to get on a high horse only when a member’s deficit reaches 3%. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "The Eurozone’s 19th Nervous Breakdown," 9 Nov. 2018 But my stepfather said, 'Don't get on your high horse. — Samantha Drake, Country Living, "Why Sally Field Hated Being in The Flying Nun," 20 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'high horse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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