as in arrogance
disapproving
the behavior or attitude of people who think they are better than other people; the behavior or attitude of snobs
the snobbery of some wine connoisseurs
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Recent Examples of snobbery
Simon, factory worker and Bragg aficionado, makes explicit the class politics and snobbery that bubble beneath the play’s surface.
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Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Sutton chose violence, chaos, snobbery, classism, and the gears of capitalism, which grind us all down, churning our bones to make their bread, including her own.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Is there any reason for using French besides pure snobbery?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Sutton chose violence, chaos, snobbery, classism, and the gears of capitalism, which grind us all down, churning our bones to make their bread, including her own.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Is there any reason for using French besides pure snobbery?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snobbery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
Noun
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The lines between competitive stubbornness and plain old stubbornness, a healthy arrogance and prideful ignorance are pretty thin.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Individuals with big egos display excessive pride in their abilities and accomplishments, often leading to arrogance and overconfidence.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Almost like a Draymond — not Draymond’s attitude, but the mentality.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Both Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy have echoed that attitude and authenticity—not just skills—are what set successful candidates apart.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Beijing’s military capabilities already surpass India’s, and given its lower defense burden—the ratio of military expenditures to GDP—China could expand its defense spending with fewer penalties to its economic growth compared with India while further widening its military superiority.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Dad, as fathers do, asserted his physical superiority.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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There was a kind of a snobbism about it.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 May 2022
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Of course, culture shock works the other way around, too, and the image of Southerners who venture to the cold, bitter North for college only to be met by cultural snobbism and insulting assumptions about their identities is itself a stereotype.—
Nicole LaPorte,
Town & Country,
2 Oct. 2022
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Internet viewers have gone wild for a fruit-loving cat not shy about sharing his disdain for bananas.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Trump’s disdain for multilateralism is also imperiling the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The Peñasquitos Falls Loop via Carmel Valley follows portions of the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Trail on the north and south sides of the creek, marked as North Trail and South Trail. Park along Evans Wood Way, in a residential neighborhood located off Carmel Mountain Road.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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And maybe the playoffs over on that side of the sport would have been a lot sexier if Steph Curry hadn’t gotten hurt.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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