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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
When both young people meet their end the Baron saves Christina by putting Hans’ brain in Christina’s body, uniting their blurred identities in a joint thirst for revenge, creating a Gothic avenger who hunts down the aristocratic ruffians who ruined their happiness.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Jessica Capshaw as Blythe HartCapshaw plays Blythe, Don's wife and the matriarch of an aristocratic Nashville family.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Jessica Capshaw as Blythe HartCapshaw plays Blythe, Don's wife and the matriarch of an aristocratic Nashville family.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
Adjective
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This version of Ryan was arrogant, unable to conceal pride in his accomplishment.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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So long as that situation continues, the 43-year-old’s allegedly arrogant and stand-offish treatment of his players will not worry the club hierarchy too much.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Researchers finally confirmed the noble identity of skeletal remains first discovered over a hundred years ago.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Guiteau, though, is a lot less noble than Garfield, and a lot less humble.—
David Bianculli,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Prizegivers have also in the past been accused of being snobbish, of having an anti-American bias and of ignoring some of the giants of literature, including Russia's Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, France's Emile Zola and Ireland's James Joyce.—
Simon Johnson,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The episode was about a fake Lord trying to check in to a seedy seaside hotel, and the snobbish Cleese character who runs the place gets fooled by him.—
Jonathan Margolis,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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WeRide is a member of this year’s Future 50, Fortune’s annual ranking of companies with the greatest potential for growth.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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After looking over the latest update from Jim Bowden, the odds of Bregman staying with the Red Sox are not looking too great currently.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s no elitist choosing that happens, like with the vampire.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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This mismatch between perception and reality has real consequences, fueling the notion that higher education as a whole is elitist and out of touch, hiding the work of the colleges that educate millions of working- and middle-class families.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The upper-class men have taken the reins, and the young guys have followed them.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Guadagnino had noted to Piersanti that Alma was an upper-class woman, which informed the wardrobe pricing, while Maggie, played by Edebiri, was trying to emulate Alma but on a younger woman’s budget.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 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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Don't expect white tablecloths and a snooty ambiance; the culinary gem prides itself on its fun and casual atmosphere.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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No boutique hotel in Boston better captures the city’s alchemy of contemporary cool and patrician elegance.—
Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocratic. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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