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
Socializing is in the Bar Car Lounge, and the onboard dining and service are predictably ritzy.
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Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Halcyon House—located in Georgetown, one of the city’s ritziest neighborhoods—was originally built in 1787 for Benjamin Stoddert, the United States’s first Secretary of the Navy.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
And until Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the Bills in 2014, there was a bubbling anxiety that the moment ownership changed hands, the team would be moved to a ritzy big city that’s the antithesis of Buffalo.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones was found dead at a ritzy San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to reports.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Halcyon House—located in Georgetown, one of the city’s ritziest neighborhoods—was originally built in 1787 for Benjamin Stoddert, the United States’s first Secretary of the Navy.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
And until Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the Bills in 2014, there was a bubbling anxiety that the moment ownership changed hands, the team would be moved to a ritzy big city that’s the antithesis of Buffalo.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones was found dead at a ritzy San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to reports.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritzy
Adjective
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Martha had no interest in Franco’s aristocratic, fascist Nationalists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The American groups always had very aristocratic, wonderful names.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The history of classic Athens shows us that a Democracy can misuse its power, become arrogant and become a tyrant.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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Maekar refuses, earning a cutting rebuttal from Dunk about the royal upbringing that turned Daeron (Henry Ashton) into a drunken coward and Aerion into an arrogant and cruel madman.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Ritzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritzy. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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