Put on airs

Synonyms for "put on airs" (24 found)

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Verb(1 words)
act superior

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fakefeignlay it on thicklordmake a show ofoveract
Verb(1 words)
lord it over

Related words (12)

Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
queen it over

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Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views, put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government.

Source: wiktionary