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
I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with
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Recent Examples of ritzy
Socializing is in the Bar Car Lounge, and the onboard dining and service are predictably ritzy.
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Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Halcyon House—located in Georgetown, one of the city’s ritziest neighborhoods—was originally built in 1787 for Benjamin Stoddert, the United States’s first Secretary of the Navy.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
And until Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the Bills in 2014, there was a bubbling anxiety that the moment ownership changed hands, the team would be moved to a ritzy big city that’s the antithesis of Buffalo.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones was found dead at a ritzy San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to reports.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Halcyon House—located in Georgetown, one of the city’s ritziest neighborhoods—was originally built in 1787 for Benjamin Stoddert, the United States’s first Secretary of the Navy.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
And until Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the Bills in 2014, there was a bubbling anxiety that the moment ownership changed hands, the team would be moved to a ritzy big city that’s the antithesis of Buffalo.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones was found dead at a ritzy San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to reports.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritzy
Adjective
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That quotation alludes to the many Proustian echoes in Bowen’s story set in an aristocratic Big House during the 1919-21 War of Independence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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It was restored over the course of a decade and feels elegant and aristocratic without tipping into museum territory, with several reception rooms, a billiard room, a modern kitchen, and seven en-suite bedrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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He is paired with an arrogant young partner (Lou), a second-generation political scion whose personality clashes sharply with his own.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the early years of his fame as a writer, Rushdie had something of a reputation for being prickly and arrogant, but Gibney’s portrait reveals a man mellowed by time and experience.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Ritzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritzy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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