as in arrogance
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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
His paranoia, his self-loathing, his snobbery, his thwarted artistic ambitions, his inability to relate to people — it all gets swirled up into this cuckoo attempt to effectively destroy everything around him.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
And according to The Daily Mail there’s some snobbery involved.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 2026
On a roll, the next stop was Lupo for happy hour—a bright Italian joint that felt swanky without snobbery.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
The space is welcoming and cozy, and leans toward a no-frills winery experience—expect quality craftsmanship without the snobbery here.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
And according to The Daily Mail there’s some snobbery involved.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 2026
On a roll, the next stop was Lupo for happy hour—a bright Italian joint that felt swanky without snobbery.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
The space is welcoming and cozy, and leans toward a no-frills winery experience—expect quality craftsmanship without the snobbery here.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
Noun
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The arrogance here, however, is the gunman’s.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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The doctor further explained that the traits of a narcissist encompass low empathy, arrogance, entitlement, grandiosity and pathological selfishness.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wintour then praised her co-chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos, citing her energy and positive attitude.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The reality is that, nowadays, a can-do attitude and unrelenting work ethic aren’t enough to live comfortably, much less to achieve the same American dream our parents did.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Noun
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There’s a snobbishness to that kind of comment, which doesn’t make any sense to me.—
Sharon Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Mar. 2025
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There are those who once thought that the superiority of machines would cause a crisis for chess—and for humanity.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Piech wanted to show off the superiority of VW Group’s engineering.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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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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The pant and skirt suits in particular, along with the nearly all-black palette, reminded me of the snobbism of fashion in the 1990s and early 2000s, especially in New York, when to wear colors and prints was considered gauche.—
Rachel Tashjian,
Harper's BAZAAR,
23 May 2022
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The Heat’s disdain for the lottery is such that lucky charms would almost be acknowledgement of needing help in the process of rebuilding.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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On Friday, May 1, the 33-year-old 13 Reasons Why actress shared an Instagram carousel filled with photos and video of an unidentified man sitting beside her, texting people on his phone to express his disdain for sitting near a trans person in first class.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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According to court documents, the suspect pulled an eyebrow razor from her left pocket and began slashing the second female victim, causing a cut across the left side of her face.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Snobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbery. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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