SNOBBERY Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

snobbery

noun

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 The tiresome snobbery of the vinyl mafia might have convinced you that the compact disc, first introduced in Japan in October 1982 and the rest of the world in March 1983, was dead and buried. —

Jesse Fink, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024 But the band themselves were not always spared class snobbery. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024 The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) Keep your 2000s remake-horror snobbery in check! —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024 Or maybe a bit of snobbery has set in after all these years of the tills-ringing Premier League. —

Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snobbery

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All of which meant that when economists gathered in San Francisco this month for the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, there was a sense that their famous confidence — critics would say arrogance — had been, if not shattered, certainly dealt a body blow.

— Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Relevant reality skills: Rob, while deadly charming, has always played Survivor by putting his confidence (some would say cockiness) and expertise (some would say arrogance) on full display.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025