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
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Recent Examples of elitist
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The market is opaque and elitist.
—Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
And anyone who thinks of modern Democrats, from Texas or anywhere else, as a collection of elitists or urban snobs would likely not be referring to the 35-year-old Scudder.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Adjective
What started as a discussion on trans in sports eventually turned into a war of words with Cross acting as an elitist expert on this subject because his 8-year-old daughter has two trans friends at school, including one who turned trans at age 3.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The market is opaque and elitist.
—Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
In a Fox News interview, Carr portrayed Kimmel as an elitist and his own interests as those of the community.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
And anyone who thinks of modern Democrats, from Texas or anywhere else, as a collection of elitists or urban snobs would likely not be referring to the 35-year-old Scudder.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elitist
Adjective
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Blending aristocratic grandeur with youthful energy, the imagery aims to celebrate individuality rather than uniformity, the company noted.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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This area of the Oltrarno is one of huge contrasts where artisan workshops stand meters from the grand palazzi whose aristocratic owners once employed cabinet makers, picture framers, furniture painters, and upholsterers to decorate their opulent homes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Richmond was a nob without ever being a snob.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Adults, even music snobs, love the songs (as does Khloé Kardashian).—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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As Molloy gradually succeeds in puncturing Lestat’s aloof, arrogant outer shell, his sound correspondingly shifts from assaultive punk to more contemplative ballads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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In White Ivy, Ivy Lin is actually a dogged social climber who becomes infatuated with Gideon Speyer, a wealthy former classmate from an old-moneyed Boston family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Set in 1969 Palm Beach, the Apple TV series follows Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons, a spry social climber eager to infiltrate high society.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Hytes, Season 13’s winner Symone, and Season 15’s Marcia Marcia Marcia, who is credited in the film by her real name Marty Lauter, play a trio of snobbish train attendants on the luxurious Glamazonian Hyper Speed Rail.—
Matthew Huff,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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Until the start of the seventies and especially throughout the fifties, Fiedler was discerning without being snobbish, avant-garde without being faddish.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Elitist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elitist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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