Highfalutin

//ˌhaɪ.fəˈlu.tɪn//

Synonyms for "highfalutin" (139 found)

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Translations

27 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • надут adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • превзет adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Dutch

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  • arrogant adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • hoogdravend adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Finnish

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  • pöyhkeilevä adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

German

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  • anmaßend adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • arrogant adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • hochfahrend adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • hochgestochen adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Hungarian

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  • dagályos adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • nagyhangú adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • høyttravende adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • pompøs adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Polish

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  • pretensjonalny adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • ą-ę adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Portuguese

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  • metido adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Romanian

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  • pompos adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Russian

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  • напы́щенный adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • nadut adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • naduven adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • napuhan adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Spanish

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  • creído adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • pomposo adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Swedish

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  • högtravande adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)
  • pompös adj ((informal) self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.

Source: wiktionary

That one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. He's over there with that mean bread lady!

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His speech was very highfalutin.

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When it comes down to it and it's time to get it on / Ain't no way to do it / If you find yourself alone / 'Cause all your highfalutin / Ain't worth nothin' when you're old / When it comes down to it / Love will get you more than gold

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