high-hat

1 of 2

adjective

ˈhī-ˈhat

: snooty, snobbish

high-hat transitive verb

high hat

2 of 2

noun

: beaver entry 1 sense 2

or hi-hat

ˈhī-ˈhat

: a pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022 It’s one of those ABBA songs that fools you with its mirror ball synths, a classic disco rhythm on the high hat and lush harmonizing.

Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021 Indeed, at Thursday’s show in Charlotte, Jordan integrated Watts’ signature swing – and his unusual way of playing by not hitting the high hat and snare simultaneously – with his own muscular approach.

Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021 Deja stifled a yawn and cranked up her music; the warring bass and high hat thrummed in her chest and kept her mostly awake.

Brittany N. Williams, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020 The song -- a frenetic trap banger built from buzzy synths and high hat -- debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 on March 2, 2013, the same week Billboard started factoring YouTube streaming data into the chart's methodology.

Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2019 Here comes one now, rattling catastrophically, like Max Roach whaling on the high hat.

Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019 The disco-pop track is about as close as Mitski has come to mainstream radio fare, with its bubbly beat, toe-tap-ready high hat and her sweet croon recalling another era.

Raisa Bruner, Time, 29 June 2018 The bouncy instrumental, produced by Kato on the Track, features Wright showcasing a more staccato flow over a high hats and quick synths.

Mackenzie Cummings-grady, Billboard, 6 June 2018 See More

high-hat 1 of 3

adjective

as in aristocratic

being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior at the wedding reception the bride's high-hat relatives did their considerable best to ignore us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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aristocratic
arrogant
snooty
snotty
ritzy
snobby
snobbish
bumptious
supercilious
toffee-nosed
elitist
uppity
smug
pompous
persnickety
potty
aloof
pretentious
imperious
haughty
huffish
huffy
high-and-mighty
superior
presumptuous
toplofty
hifalutin
hoity-toity
peremptory
highfalutin
high-handed
self-important
egotistical
biggety
egotistic
self-satisfied
prideful
overweening
bigheaded
toploftical
biggity
lordly
swelled-headed
swellheaded
egoistic
egoistical
stuck-up
self-conceited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

democratic
humble
egalitarian
modest
unpretentious
egoless
antielitist

as in arrogant

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude several high-hat society types arrived after we did, but they got seated first

Synonyms & Similar Words

arrogant
bumptious
superior
supercilious
cavalier
uppity
pompous
masterful
dominant
important
pretentious
uppish
imperious
domineering
haughty
smug
sniffy
huffy
high-and-mighty
presumptuous
toplofty
assumptive
peremptory
hifalutin
huffish
dominating
authoritarian
highfalutin
chesty
high-handed
presuming
lofty
patronizing
saucy
overweening
self-assertive
pontifical
bossy
magisterial
condescending
impudent
toploftical
self-asserting
bombastic
swaggering
lordly
snooty
stiff-necked
blusterous
pontificating
vainglorious
proud
cocky
snobby
disdainful
snobbish
egocentric
boastful
narcissistic
blustery
hubristic
impertinent
braggart
egotistic
egotistical
conceited
braggy
prideful
self-satisfied
complacent
vain
bragging
uninhibited
self-flattering
orgulous
brash
immodest
self-applauding
self-complacent
extroverted
egoistic
self-affected
forward
self-pleased
stuck-up
egoistical
self-conceited
self-promoting
self-centered
self-loving
unreserved
extraverted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

humble
modest
unpretentious
lowly
subdued
timid
bashful
sheepish
diffident
mousy
unobtrusive
demure
unarrogant
passive
deferential
shy
unassertive
unassuming
meek
shrinking
introverted
unaggressive
submissive
quiet
acquiescent
overmodest
mousey
compliant
cringing
self-doubting
self-critical
yielding
cowering
retiring
reserved

high-hat

2 of 3

verb

as in to disdain

to show contempt for one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite

Synonyms & Similar Words

disdain
snoot
disrespect
hate
sneeze at
walk over
despise
snub
slight
diss
contemn
scorn
scout
sniff (at)
thumb one's nose (at)
look down (on or upon)
abominate
dis
loathe
detest
look down one's nose (at)
abhor
execrate
disparage
deprecate
belittle
frown (on or upon)
disfavor
deplore
disapprove (of)
discountenance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

honor
respect
prize
treasure
worship
value
approve (of)
admire
esteem
subscribe (to)
care (for)
cherish
okay
lionize
revere
favor
appreciate
accept
countenance
hallow
venerate
OK

as in to stiff

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street

Synonyms & Similar Words

stiff
isolate
slight
stiff-arm
cold-shoulder
snub
cut
reject
repulse
disdain
repel
neglect
forget
rebuff
ostracize
overlook
scorn
spurn
overpass
pass over
disregard
brush (aside or off)
shrug off

high hat

3 of 3

noun

as in hard hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

hard hat
top hat
silk hat
baseball cap
opera hat
cocked hat
overseas cap
plug hat
service cap
cowboy hat
picture hat
stocking cap
sou'wester
hood
billycock
panama
garrison cap
porkpie hat
bonnet
topper
ten-gallon hat
helmet
tam
derby
bowler
tam-o'-shanter
helm
homburg
sunbonnet
sombrero
turban
boater
leghorn
beret
fedora
miter
toque
castor
pillbox
hat
skullcap
shako
tricorne
zucchetto
fez
képi
cloche
casque
kepi
calotte
capuche
stovepipe
biretta
tricorn
kufi
cowl
mitre
skimmer
headgear
headdress
chapeau
cap
Stetson
nightcap
lid
headpiece
warbonnet

单词	high-hat
释义	high-hat 1 of 2 adjective ˈhī-ˈhat : snooty, snobbish high-hat transitive verb high hat 2 of 2 noun 1 : beaver entry 1 sense 2 2 or hi-hat ˈhī-ˈhat : a pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal Synonyms Adjective aristocratic elitist persnickety potty ritzy snobbish snobby snooty snotty toffee-nosed [chiefly British] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022 It’s one of those ABBA songs that fools you with its mirror ball synths, a classic disco rhythm on the high hat and lush harmonizing. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021 Indeed, at Thursday’s show in Charlotte, Jordan integrated Watts’ signature swing – and his unusual way of playing by not hitting the high hat and snare simultaneously – with his own muscular approach. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021 Deja stifled a yawn and cranked up her music; the warring bass and high hat thrummed in her chest and kept her mostly awake. Brittany N. Williams, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020 The song -- a frenetic trap banger built from buzzy synths and high hat -- debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 on March 2, 2013, the same week Billboard started factoring YouTube streaming data into the chart's methodology. Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2019 Here comes one now, rattling catastrophically, like Max Roach whaling on the high hat. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019 The disco-pop track is about as close as Mitski has come to mainstream radio fare, with its bubbly beat, toe-tap-ready high hat and her sweet croon recalling another era. Raisa Bruner, Time, 29 June 2018 The bouncy instrumental, produced by Kato on the Track, features Wright showcasing a more staccato flow over a high hats and quick synths. Mackenzie Cummings-grady, Billboard, 6 June 2018 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective 1924, in the meaning defined above Noun 1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1 high-hat 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in aristocratic being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior at the wedding reception the bride's high-hat relatives did their considerable best to ignore us Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance aristocratic arrogant snooty snotty ritzy snobby snobbish bumptious supercilious toffee-nosed elitist uppity smug pompous persnickety potty aloof pretentious imperious haughty huffish huffy high-and-mighty superior presumptuous toplofty hifalutin hoity-toity peremptory highfalutin high-handed self-important egotistical biggety egotistic self-satisfied prideful overweening bigheaded toploftical biggity lordly swelled-headed swellheaded egoistic egoistical stuck-up self-conceited Antonyms & Near Antonyms democratic humble egalitarian modest unpretentious egoless antielitist See More 2 as in arrogant having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude several high-hat society types arrived after we did, but they got seated first Synonyms & Similar Words arrogant bumptious superior supercilious cavalier uppity pompous masterful dominant important pretentious uppish imperious domineering haughty smug sniffy huffy high-and-mighty presumptuous toplofty assumptive peremptory hifalutin huffish dominating authoritarian highfalutin chesty high-handed presuming lofty patronizing saucy overweening self-assertive pontifical bossy magisterial condescending impudent toploftical self-asserting bombastic swaggering lordly snooty stiff-necked blusterous pontificating vainglorious proud cocky snobby disdainful snobbish egocentric boastful narcissistic blustery hubristic impertinent braggart egotistic egotistical conceited braggy prideful self-satisfied complacent vain bragging uninhibited self-flattering orgulous brash immodest self-applauding self-complacent extroverted egoistic self-affected forward self-pleased stuck-up egoistical self-conceited self-promoting self-centered self-loving unreserved extraverted Antonyms & Near Antonyms humble modest unpretentious lowly subdued timid bashful sheepish diffident mousy unobtrusive demure unarrogant passive deferential shy unassertive unassuming meek shrinking introverted unaggressive submissive quiet acquiescent overmodest mousey compliant cringing self-doubting self-critical yielding cowering retiring reserved See More high-hat 2 of 3 verb 1 as in to disdain to show contempt for one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite Synonyms & Similar Words disdain snoot disrespect hate sneeze at walk over despise snub slight diss contemn scorn scout sniff (at) thumb one's nose (at) look down (on or upon) abominate dis loathe detest look down one's nose (at) abhor execrate disparage deprecate belittle frown (on or upon) disfavor deplore disapprove (of) discountenance Antonyms & Near Antonyms honor respect prize treasure worship value approve (of) admire esteem subscribe (to) care (for) cherish okay lionize revere favor appreciate accept countenance hallow venerate OK See More 2 as in to stiff to deliberately ignore or treat rudely was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street Synonyms & Similar Words stiff isolate slight stiff-arm cold-shoulder snub cut reject repulse disdain repel neglect forget rebuff ostracize overlook scorn spurn overpass pass over disregard brush (aside or off) shrug off high hat 3 of 3 noun as in hard hat Synonyms & Similar Words hard hat top hat silk hat baseball cap opera hat cocked hat overseas cap plug hat service cap cowboy hat picture hat stocking cap sou'wester hood billycock panama garrison cap porkpie hat bonnet topper ten-gallon hat helmet tam derby bowler tam-o'-shanter helm homburg sunbonnet sombrero turban boater leghorn beret fedora miter toque castor pillbox hat skullcap shako tricorne zucchetto fez képi cloche casque kepi calotte capuche stovepipe biretta tricorn kufi cowl mitre skimmer headgear headdress chapeau cap Stetson nightcap lid headpiece warbonnet
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