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
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
This was an elitist private members' club with strict conditions for entry.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Alex Tabet, NBC news, 20 May 2025
And without defenders, enemies redefined liberals, first as out-of-touch elitists, then as allies of corporations ignoring the demands of working people, and eventually, today, as woke snowflakes.
—Kevin M. Schultz, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
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Adjective
Just so smug and elitist and short-sighted.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
This was an elitist private members' club with strict conditions for entry.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
European soccer elitists turn up their noses at the Europa League because of its second-rate status.
—Alex Tabet, NBC news, 20 May 2025
And without defenders, enemies redefined liberals, first as out-of-touch elitists, then as allies of corporations ignoring the demands of working people, and eventually, today, as woke snowflakes.
—Kevin M. Schultz, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elitist
Adjective
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Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, meanwhile, is located in the former hunting lodge of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, and its Munich branch sits at the former Bavarian State Bank headquarters and the adjacent Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, originally an aristocratic residence from the 1700s.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Federalist critics in Congress argued the colonnades looked aristocratic.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hard-to-shop-for scent snob in your family?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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On my African American side, there’s my father, who’s become a coffee snob and appreciates a great cup of black coffee made with beans from a small roaster.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So long as that situation continues, the 43-year-old’s allegedly arrogant and stand-offish treatment of his players will not worry the club hierarchy too much.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pilot opens with Powell’s character, arrogant college quarterback Russ Holliday, leading his Oregon Ducks team in the National Championship game against Georgia at the Rose Bowl.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The actress was best known for her role as snobby social climber Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, the BBC comedy that ran for five seasons between 1990 and 1995.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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British star Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as social climber Hyacinth Bucket in sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prizegivers have also in the past been accused of being snobbish, of having an anti-American bias and of ignoring some of the giants of literature, including Russia's Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, France's Emile Zola and Ireland's James Joyce.—
Simon Johnson,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The episode was about a fake Lord trying to check in to a seedy seaside hotel, and the snobbish Cleese character who runs the place gets fooled by him.—
Jonathan Margolis,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Elitist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elitist. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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