bigheaded

Questions about bigheaded

What does bigheaded mean?

bigheaded means "(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant".

How many syllables are in bigheaded?

bigheaded has 4 syllables: big-he-a-ded. The stress falls on "he".

What is another word for bigheaded?

Close synonyms include persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bigheaded a common word?

bigheaded is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.