as in arrogance
disapproving
the behavior or attitude of people who think they are better than other people; the behavior or attitude of snobs
the snobbery of some wine connoisseurs
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Recent Examples of snobbery
Grab Lunch at a Different Kind of Country Club
Poor Man’s Country Club isn’t serving up any snobbery, but rather seafood and other plates in a no-fuss atmosphere that’s been there for almost 20 years.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Although some investors were wary (and snobbery toward jukebox musicals still lingered), Swept Away managed to raise $14.5 million from investors.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Put aside any football snobbery and there was actually something rather glorious in seeing the Big Man show how this Dutch team have evolved.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Shaw seems to study less than any pre-med in recorded history, rebeling against a Mommy Dearest played as an archaic caricature of rich snobbery by Nancy De Mayo.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Although some investors were wary (and snobbery toward jukebox musicals still lingered), Swept Away managed to raise $14.5 million from investors.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Put aside any football snobbery and there was actually something rather glorious in seeing the Big Man show how this Dutch team have evolved.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Shaw seems to study less than any pre-med in recorded history, rebeling against a Mommy Dearest played as an archaic caricature of rich snobbery by Nancy De Mayo.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
Noun
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Most are due to unnecessary escalation, creating disengagement, authoritative behaviors, arrogance and ego.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s casual Friday attire just shows his arrogance and disrespect for American government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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She was later met with media scrutiny over her attitude toward Washington.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Researchers investigating why people are reluctant to be vaccinated and how they could be persuaded to change their attitudes have recently been informed that their funding is being terminated.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The 1960s ushered in debates about the constitutionality of the federal death penalty, due, in part, to a postwar sense of moral superiority.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Without a more concerted attempt to define and demonstrate ethical behavior, the romanticization of fintech’s alleged moral superiority is going to backfire.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There was a kind of a snobbism about it.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 May 2022
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Of course, culture shock works the other way around, too, and the image of Southerners who venture to the cold, bitter North for college only to be met by cultural snobbism and insulting assumptions about their identities is itself a stereotype.—
Nicole LaPorte,
Town & Country,
2 Oct. 2022
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Both children hold disdain for their parents' criminal activity, but team up to delve into their world when their brothers encounter one another, leaving those around them with more questions than answers.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Dropkick Murphys, who have been vocal about their disdain for President Donald Trump, also called out another fan sporting a MAGA hat at a show in Clearwater, Florida on March 8, according to a fan video shared by the band.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Along Mexico Border To Hold Migrants, Report Says The Federal Reserve Cuts GDP Projections As Inflation Stays Too High Because both sides have accused one another of neglect and mistreatment, the Hulu series is intentionally told through multiple perspectives.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Like Monsters before it, the show intends on dramatizing multiple sides of the narrative.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Snobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbery. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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