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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
On Tuesday night, members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles.
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
But unlike the studio’s other aristocratic models, Oldoini went on to collaborate with Pierre-Louis Pierson for close to forty years.
—Anika Burgess, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
There is nothing more aristocratic in England than having the title, the connections, the invitations, and absolutely no money at all.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Martha had no interest in Franco’s aristocratic, fascist Nationalists.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
But unlike the studio’s other aristocratic models, Oldoini went on to collaborate with Pierre-Louis Pierson for close to forty years.
—Anika Burgess, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
There is nothing more aristocratic in England than having the title, the connections, the invitations, and absolutely no money at all.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Martha had no interest in Franco’s aristocratic, fascist Nationalists.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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Would the petulant, arrogant, all-knowing Donald still have started a war against Iran?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Your partner acts arrogant or entitled.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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As for that noble Iranian game, chess.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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This straightforwardly noble approach surely has some uses.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 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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That said, there are some great hotel options, as well.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The more complex the problems become, the greater the demands on those external resources, while those resources themselves — due to the increasing specialization of the nature of the assignments — become less available, less comprehensive, and less sufficient overall.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Not in a precious or elitist way, but with the same keen sense of discernment that seasoned improvisers like her have to use when deciding which instincts to trust.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Through favors and coercion, both couples vie for the approval of the elitist club’s Korean billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-hung), who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim (Song Kang-ho).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Cady, who served a term in Congress, delighted in his daughter’s precociousness, though her particular kind of aggressive intelligence was not encouraged among women of their upper-class milieu.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Sophie is the first Bridgerton protagonist to exist fully outside the world’s upper-class Regency fantasy.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Tommy is on a one-man sub-baking, mayo-squirting, cheese-melting mission to convert London’s snooty sandwich-nibblers to hearty American sub-munchers.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Real New Yorkers are far too snooty to see Chicago.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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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 30 Mar. 2026.
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