Synonyms of elitist

elitist 1 of 2

adjective

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

the complacent, elitist attitude of the members at that suburban country club

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aristocratic
• arrogant
• snobbish
• snooty
• snobby
• snotty
• ritzy
• toffee-nosed
• smug
• potty
• aloof
• uppity
• pretentious
• high-hat
• hifalutin
• supercilious
• persnickety
• egotistical
• high-and-mighty
• haughty
• pompous
• bumptious
• superior
• hoity-toity
• egoistical
• high-handed
• presumptuous
• lordly
• huffy
• egotistic
• bigheaded
• egoistic
• imperious
• overweening
• self-important
• highfalutin
• stuck-up
• toploftical
• huffish
• peremptory
• toplofty
• self-satisfied
• prideful
• self-conceited
• swelled-headed
• swellheaded
• biggety
• biggity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democratic
• egalitarian
• humble
• modest
• unpretentious
• egoless
• anti-elitist

elitist

2 of 2

noun

as in snob

Related Words

• snob
• social climber
• name-dropper
• snot
• snoot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elitist

Adjective

By 1990, bootleg versions of the book had washed up for sale in the pages of far-right magazines, peddled alongside sulfurous predictions of American concentration camps and a helpful who’s who of global elitists. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

And voters’ belief that its beneficiaries are complacent elitists skilled only in symbolic victory can no longer be blamed on brainwashing by right-wing media. —Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025

Noun

In that same vein, the 2024 election showed that Democrats are struggling with working class voters, a group Clinton excelled at speaking to, but may be turned off by Newsom’s extremely polished, elitist persona. —Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 1 June 2025

Vance may need to learn soon what Clarence Thomas took decades to learn about elitist education. —Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025