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
he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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Recent Examples of snobbish
Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.
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Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Innocence, trust, joy — all were trampled on and dismissed in that outdated, snobbish, vicious little world that English high society constructed, endorsed and then handed over to the care of people who could be very dangerous indeed.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
In that hard-drinking era, sommeliers were considered snobbish, condescending types who cajoled diners into overspending.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Innocence, trust, joy — all were trampled on and dismissed in that outdated, snobbish, vicious little world that English high society constructed, endorsed and then handed over to the care of people who could be very dangerous indeed.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
In that hard-drinking era, sommeliers were considered snobbish, condescending types who cajoled diners into overspending.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for snobbish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbish
Adjective
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Such features, which began appearing in high-status homes around the 10th century, were rare and signified a royal or aristocratic residence.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Central France has been occupied off and on for thousands of years, by aristocratic families to nomadic tribes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Saxon, for instance, is filling the same spoiled, arrogant space as Jake Lacy’s Shane from Season One.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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From director James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark), who co-wrote the script with Eli Kent, The Rule of Jenny Pen centers on arrogant judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush), who has to live in a retirement home after a near-fatal stroke leaves him partially paralyzed.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Dakota Fanning’s character, the snobby Abby Winbury, knows the importance of a robe.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
20 Sep. 2024
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When his final season is ridiculed by the snobby Theater Critics Guild, Lionheart throws himself into the Thames.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Tablecloths, a nice cheese selection, a bit of grandness, never snooty.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2024
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And then there's a blonde and pretty girl that seems snooty to me.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbish. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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