high-hatted

verb

Definition of high-hattednext
past tense of high-hat
1
as in disdained
to show contempt for one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite

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2
as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-hatted
  1. hated
  2. cut
  3. repulsed
Verb
  • Alice sometimes complained to Andrea that Gerry hated her.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His rule, however, was brutal, and he was hated and feared.
    N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hated
Verb
  • Despite barely being old enough to attend kindergarten, Cole was already cutting his teeth with a game that some have deemed to be the hardest of all time.
    Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Averaging 20 points per game in December was not cutting it.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut
Verb
  • Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of repulsed
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