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
Whatever the reason, the Oscars can no longer afford the luxury of snobbery.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Sir! Magazine wants to go back to basics in offering men advice and ideas without the snobbery of high fashion magazines that are dictated by advertisers.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
Elite food-world snobbery against big, bustling restaurants.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Yes, Stanley’s needs for truth and respect bristle against the fragile delusion and snobbery Blanche protects herself with.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Sir! Magazine wants to go back to basics in offering men advice and ideas without the snobbery of high fashion magazines that are dictated by advertisers.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
Elite food-world snobbery against big, bustling restaurants.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Yes, Stanley’s needs for truth and respect bristle against the fragile delusion and snobbery Blanche protects herself with.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snobbery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
Noun
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using him comes across as arrogance.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her predecessor Magufuli had made life hell with his socialistic attitude.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sources who witnessed this, speaking anonymously to protect their position like others consulted for this article, say there was a frank exchange between players, with particular criticism aimed at junior members of the squad over their attitude and application in the build-up.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Europeans, including Las Casas initially, claimed superiority as Christians, as most of the Africans Europeans encountered were either Muslim or animist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their innovation is to replace the demagogue’s roar with the bureaucrat’s moral superiority.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Their remaining team-mates applauded the away enclosure, but many in that section were gesticulating their disdain.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Whores in the Attic gives us Gordon peeping up at three towering Asian succubi who regard her with disdain.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both downtown Janesville and the city's south side are considered food deserts due to a lack of accessible grocery stores with affordable, fresh produce options.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Farm Bank’s marketing hardly touched the computer-game side of the business.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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