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
The two-story house became the tiny town’s version of a ski resort, sans the steep prices and upper-crust snobbery.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 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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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 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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That confidence isn’t arrogance.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2026
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As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact.—
Juliet Izon,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Together, the stories aim to show how our attitude toward animals is largely dependent on context and species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Considering the misguided attitudes of many Gen Z voters, there’s no time to waste.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 June 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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The successful test not only demonstrates the maturity of the MICA NG program but also highlights France’s commitment to maintaining technological superiority in the rapidly evolving domain of aerial warfare.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The threshold for superiority has shape-shifted throughout NBA history.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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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During the controversy that followed, his disdain for women began cohering into a political identity.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Swift has made her disdain for the president’s policies known, and the feeling seems mutual.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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The rescue caps off the busiest season ever on Everest with more than 1,000 climbers summiting the mountain’s south side, including a record 274 in a single day on May 20.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stated that the promenade would connect the back side of the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River and that the promenade was a part of the McMillian Plan, the early 20th century plan that laid out the National Mall.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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“Snobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbery. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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