RITZY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

ritzy

adjective

ˈrit-sē

Definition of ritzy

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

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Recent Examples of ritzy While the train station is about six miles from downtown, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald overlooks the North Saskatchewan River and is one of the ritziest places to stay in town. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 But that plan sparked neighborhood backlash, with ritzy area residents like Patti Smith, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese weighing in. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 Pulitzer finalist Chang-rae Lee reinvents the coming-of-age novel, evoking Westchester County’s working-class neighborhoods and ritzier suburbs during the 1970s. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 The trendsetting Princess of Wales has since been an annual fixture at the ritzy tennis championship. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ritzy

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Taylor, who reportedly bought his aristocratic title on the internet, was jailed for three years for selling a fake painting by the British artist Lowry through auction house Bonhams.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Similarly, after the traumas of the Civil War and Reconstruction, some Southern writers emphasized aberrant behavior to undercut the aristocratic whitewash of gentility and custom.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of aristocratic

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Ever-sensible Elinor, who never asks for much, has already met, and fallen for, Edward Ferrars (George MacKay), Fanny’s brother, as kind and modest as Fanny is arrogant.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Hal and Kate, having misread Trowbridge’s shock and dismay at the tragic death of Austin Dennison as a worse-than-usual bit of arrogant posturing, switch to Bad Cop mode.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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