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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 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.
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Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
But Baranski feels lucky to be playing aristocratic Agnes van Rhijn, and praised her castmates for their talent and dedication.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
It was restored over the course of a decade and feels elegant and aristocratic without tipping into museum territory, with several reception rooms, a billiard room, a modern kitchen, and seven en-suite bedrooms.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
While retaining an old-school, aristocratic vibe, Adare's fanciful gargoyles, genuinely warm staff, grand and intimate spaces, and super-comfortable rooms make it somewhere uniquely and unabashedly the Ireland of now.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
But Baranski feels lucky to be playing aristocratic Agnes van Rhijn, and praised her castmates for their talent and dedication.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
It was restored over the course of a decade and feels elegant and aristocratic without tipping into museum territory, with several reception rooms, a billiard room, a modern kitchen, and seven en-suite bedrooms.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
While retaining an old-school, aristocratic vibe, Adare's fanciful gargoyles, genuinely warm staff, grand and intimate spaces, and super-comfortable rooms make it somewhere uniquely and unabashedly the Ireland of now.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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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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The show portrays devious, cocaine-huffing young bankers climbing the ranks of global finance, and Yasmin—or Yas, for short—has cut the least noble path of all.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Barrymore’s noble gesture did not inspire imitation.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 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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However, how many of them actually come to be inhabited remains a great unknown, with deeper questions — like how many of them turn into technologically advanced civilizations — requiring us to estimate further unknowns atop them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lewis, 64, is considered by many one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Mariama Diallo’s Master sets the scene at the elitist Ancaster College, where Jasmine (Zoe Renee) navigates life as a young Black student in a predominantly white environment.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 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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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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There will always be members of the upper-class that may be considered exceptional and vice versa.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Somehow, this ragtag duo of Dunk and Egg — no skills, all heart — will pull it together and show these snooty aristocrats a thing or two.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
6 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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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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