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as in arrogant
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the restaurant's cuisine is truly superb, but the maître d's aristocratic demeanor is a bit much
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as in noble
of high birth, rank, or station
an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins
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Recent Examples of aristocratic
The Rooms The hotel has 68 guest rooms and 18 suites, each uniquely designed by interior architect Christophe Tollemer to balance aristocratic heritage with modern ease.
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Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
History buffs can now virtually tour a former aristocratic residence that’s more than 2,000 years old.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Playing an aristocratic roaring 20s era sleuth that Christie loosely based on her younger self is certainly far removed from chugging shots on the shores of Malia — even the party scenes.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Once owned by Perugia’s noble Raspanti family and later part of the Porta Eburnea district, the estate gradually transformed from a defensive outpost into an aristocratic country residence.
—Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
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Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
History buffs can now virtually tour a former aristocratic residence that’s more than 2,000 years old.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Playing an aristocratic roaring 20s era sleuth that Christie loosely based on her younger self is certainly far removed from chugging shots on the shores of Malia — even the party scenes.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Once owned by Perugia’s noble Raspanti family and later part of the Porta Eburnea district, the estate gradually transformed from a defensive outpost into an aristocratic country residence.
—Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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And ironically, the most arrogant ones are the worst ones.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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But there’s a throughline in Smith’s most popular works — he’s been cast repeatedly as a villain, and usually an arrogant or smug one.—
Sophia Solano,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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That love, of course, is a pure and noble one in this iteration.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Thank you for your attempt at helping in the noble cause of mannerliness, but Miss Manners is afraid that your suggestion represents the problem, not the solution.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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These page-turning stories will put characters like Pride and Prejudice’s snobbish Caroline Bingley to the modern descendant of Sense and Sensibility’s Eliza Williams at center stage in elevated fan fiction for Janeites.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
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Suites with interconnecting doors across the balcony are a great choice for larger families, and most regular activities include child-friendly options, like the beginner’s surfing classes in calmer waves or toddler bikes for cycling along the nature reserve.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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There is a fantastic Lam retrospective at the Modern Museum of Art, but Scott had the idea months before and went to great lengths to convince Lam’s estate to collaborate.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, Davos has been seen by some as elitist and out-of-touch, Scholte said.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2026
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This is a moment in global history that feels, for lack of a better term, quite stupid, marked by rising populist pushback against institutions seen as elitist; serious intellectual inquiry is frequently swept into that critique.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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As Derya and Aziz’s hypocrisies, as upper-class intellectuals, are increasingly brought to the fore, Namal and Biçer’s conversational performances grow haggard and strained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The show reveals the dramatics of the posh upper-class (back then, football was a sport for the wealthy) and follows how a working-class team makes its way to the Football Association finals, only to come up against an aristocratic club that has long held the champion title.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Trading Places When snooty executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and savvy street con man Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) find their lives reversed as part of an expensive bet, hijinks arise — though not without dashes of controversial humor.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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She's got the element of wild transformation on her side, but the performance lacks the kind of prestige appeal necessary to win over the snootier, international voting body of the acting branch.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Editorials dissected how to achieve the brand’s traditional, patrician look, while TikTok and Instagram filled with home décor hauls inspired by the label’s timeless Americana.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the band’s patrician, party-animal bassist, however, Roberts is quite lively, though her subplot takes a backseat to the film’s other story lines.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocratic. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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