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Synonyms & Antonyms of elitist
(Entry 1 of 2)
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 for elitist
- aristocratic,
- high-hat,
- persnickety,
- potty,
- ritzy,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- snotty,
- toffee-nosed
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to elitist
- aloof,
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-handed,
- hoity-toity,
- huffish,
- huffy,
- imperious,
- lordly,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- pompous,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppity
- biggety
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- prideful,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up,
- swelled-headed,
- swellheaded
Near Antonyms for elitist
elitist
nounSynonyms of elitist (Entry 2 of 2)
as in name-dropper, social climber
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The first known use of elitist was in 1938
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