Synonyms of ritzy

ritzy

adjective

ˈrit-sē 

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

I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democratic
• egalitarian
• modest
• humble
• unpretentious
• egoless
• antielitist

Examples of ritzy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

End trails on the east side, stroll through the ritzy Seacliff neighborhood, and head north to the numerous trails of the Presidio, which eventually connect all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. —Carey Jones, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024

Ripley This visually compelling black-and-white retelling of the chilling Patricia Highsmith story follows a morally corrupt grifter who ingratiates himself in the ritzy lifestyle of an unsuspecting playboy in Italy – and commits murder to stay there. —Dan Heching, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024

The ritzy Long Island location was perhaps apropos, as the looks and their derivatives will surely be seen throughout the Hamptons next year. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Harris was in a border state — but attended a ritzy fundraiser instead of doing her job. —Fox News, 12 Aug. 2024

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