stuck up

adjective

Snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty, arrogant or egotistical.

“We were stuck up here for three hours!.”

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Meanings

adjectivestuck up (comparative more stuck up, superlative most stuck up)

comparative more stuck up · superlative most stuck up · alternative stuck-up

  1. idiomaticSnobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty, arrogant or egotistical.

    The rich people in that neighborhood were stuck up and not friendly at all.

  2. idiomaticJammed; stuck and unable to move.

    We were stuck up here for three hours!.

    1 more example

    The type of battery and the battery power level may cause the lens to be stuck up.

verb

alternative stuck-up

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stick up

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
arrogant

Translations

Bulgarian високоме́рен, сно́бски
  • високоме́рен (visokoméren)snobbish, conceited
  • сно́бски (snóbski)snobbish, conceited
Dutch hooghartig, zelfingenomen
  • hooghartigsnobbish, conceited
  • zelfingenomensnobbish, conceited
Finnish tärkeilevä, leveilevä
  • tärkeileväsnobbish, conceited
  • leveileväsnobbish, conceited
  • leventeleväsnobbish, conceited
  • rehenteleväsnobbish, conceited
French hautain, orgueilleux
  • hautainsnobbish, conceited
  • orgueilleuxsnobbish, conceited
  • vaniteuxsnobbish, conceited
German eingebildet
  • eingebildetsnobbish, conceited
Latin vultuōsus
  • vultuōsussnobbish, conceited
Portuguese metido
  • metidosnobbish, conceited
Russian высокоме́рный, зано́счивый
  • высокоме́рный (vysokomérnyj)snobbish, conceited
  • зано́счивый (zanósčivyj)snobbish, conceited
Spanish altanero, arrogante
  • altanerosnobbish, conceited
  • arrogantesnobbish, conceited
  • estiradosnobbish, conceited
  • pitucosnobbish, conceited
  • siúticosnobbish, conceited
  • fresasnobbish, conceited
  • creídosnobbish, conceited
  • pijosnobbish, conceited
  • endiosadosnobbish, conceited
Swedish fisförnäm
  • fisförnämsnobbish, conceited
Cite this entry
APA

stuck up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuck%20up

MLA

“stuck up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuck%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuck up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuck%20up.

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