HUFFINESS Synonyms: 192 Similar and Opposite Words

huffiness

noun

Definition of huffiness

as in arrogance

an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims the huffiness in his voice put off his coworkers

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as in irritability

readiness to show annoyance or impatience there's no point in telling her what you think unless you want to put up with her huffiness

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Noun

An America that seeks justice with dignity and wisdom, not arrogance and gore.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
These fascinating, illuminating episodes raise the question of whether great fiction requires the kind of single-mindedness and even arrogance that McCarthy cultivated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrogance

Noun

Heart attacks and strokes occur disproportionately following rejections, and rejected individuals often show symptoms that are typically associated with drug withdrawal, including anxiety, depression, crying, loss of appetite, and irritability.

— George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
By day, apnea shows up as the kind of sleepiness coffee cannot fix, morning headaches, trouble concentrating and short-fuse irritability.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of irritability

Noun

Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which sees space superiority as essential to winning future wars, is developing a range of space capabilities as well as a suite of weapons that can attack satellites.

— Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
Credibility is affected deeply by strategic cultural assessments about superiority and inferiority, and notions about when, where, how and for whom the credibility matters.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of superiority

Noun

For twenty years, McCarthy has been swimming against the current, writing novels that reflect, with unusual intensity, his disdain for the conventional underpinnings of literary fiction.

— Max Callimanopulos, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Evidence leading up to the assassination showed Robinson’s left-leaning political views and disdain toward Kirk.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disdain

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