Synonyms & related words for supercilious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of supercilious — including haughty, disdainful, toplofty, sneering, overbearing, sniffy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to supercilious

Explore words related to supercilious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include snide, imperious, superciliousness, prideful, orgulous, swaggering, smug, bumbledom. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for supercilious

Common synonyms for supercilious include haughty, disdainful, toplofty, sneering, overbearing, sniffy, arrogant, snooty — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does supercilious come from?

The word supercilious breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: super-, from Latin super (“above”); and -cili, from Latin celare (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.