snobbish

adjective

ˈsnä-bish How to pronounce snobbish (audio)
Definition of snobbishnext
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 Until the start of the seventies and especially throughout the fifties, Fiedler was discerning without being snobbish, avant-garde without being faddish. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 To give the illusion of a real club for California’s upper crust, several celebrities make cameos as club guests, including Michael Phelps, Suni Lee, and Finneas O’Connell, all of whom play snobbish parodies of themselves. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2026 Hytes, Season 13’s winner Symone, and Season 15’s Marcia Marcia Marcia, who is credited in the film by her real name Marty Lauter, play a trio of snobbish train attendants on the luxurious Glamazonian Hyper Speed Rail. — Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snobbish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbish
  1. aristocratic
  2. arrogant
  3. snobby
  4. snooty
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  • The Sound and The Fury Told by four narrators in a stream of consciousness writing style, this 1929 story describes the downfall of a wealthy Southern aristocratic family, the Compsons.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Because of previous demand, over 20,000 people had been employed in buckle manufacture in the Birmingham area, but when this aristocratic fashion suddenly collapsed in 1786 on the eve of the French Revolution, their trade collapsed along with it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of aristocratic
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  • West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
    — David j. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.
    — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of arrogant
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  • Even so, those who live there are eager to share that the city’s people are far from snobby.
    — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Cloris Leachman played Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary's snobby friend and landlady.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Definition of snobby
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  • While the early years saw one of TV’s best on-and-off romances between man-of-the-people Sam and snooty-pants (but sweet and sincere) Diane, played by the miraculous Shelley Long, the show didn’t miss a step when Diane split and Sam sold the bar to Kirstie Alley’s girlboss Rebecca.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • Particularly his wife, who’s in the running to join a snooty women’s club.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Definition of snooty

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