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
And according to The Daily Mail there’s some snobbery involved.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 2026
There was a snobbery attached to drugs, an in-crowd mentality that Daryl mined well.
—Literary Hub, 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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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Jan. 2026
There was a snobbery attached to drugs, an in-crowd mentality that Daryl mined well.
—Literary Hub, 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
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In a study with 355 participants, the authors narrowed their list to 16 warning signs that predicted violence that occurred within six months — many of them having to do with entitlement, arrogance, control and emotional immaturity.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The same arrogance has infected the political sphere.—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Plenty of Americans will dislike the attitudes and styles of Mutiny’s activists.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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But some specialists in legal ethics expressed doubts at the time that the additional pledge would affect courtroom behavior — the late Stanford Law professor Deborah Rhode said some lawyers simply conclude that a take-no-prisoners attitude would help their client.—
Bob Egelko,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
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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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Barbara isn’t a caricature but a deeply human portrait of a woman whose worldview swings wildly between moral superiority and intense self-doubt, both extremes that foreclose human connection.—
Isle McElroy,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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In practice, Israel’s security strategy has historically focused on maintaining strong conventional military superiority to avoid ever reaching such a scenario.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 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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Witnessing this interaction with disdain, Ohm reveals his antagonistic personality.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Following an introduction by Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese, stars like Warren Beatty and Kathy Bates were seen standing to clap for Kazan, though Madigan was pictured crossing her arms with disdain.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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After testing the 2025 MacBook Pro with Apple's M5 CPU, here's my in-depth, side-by-side comparison with last year's M4 MacBook on performance, features, and value.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, has come under tremendous fire from all sides.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Snobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbery. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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