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Synonyms & Antonyms of ritzy
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
- I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with
Synonyms for ritzy
- aristocratic,
- elitist,
- high-hat,
- persnickety,
- potty,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- snotty,
- toffee-nosed
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to ritzy
- 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
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“Ritzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritzy. Accessed 27 Sep. 2020.
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The first known use of ritzy was in 1920
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