Synonyms of snobby

snobby

adjective

ˈsnä-bē 

as in aristocratic

being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior

the snobby waiter gave me a withering look when I ordered the cheapest wine on the list

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aristocratic
• arrogant
• snobbish
• snooty
• snotty
• elitist
• ritzy
• persnickety
• smug
• toffee-nosed
• potty
• high-hat
• aloof
• supercilious
• uppity
• pretentious
• high-and-mighty
• haughty
• bumptious
• hoity-toity
• pompous
• superior
• huffy
• high-handed
• presumptuous
• imperious
• stuck-up
• egotistic
• egoistic
• self-important
• toplofty
• highfalutin
• huffish
• lordly
• peremptory
• prideful
• bigheaded
• self-satisfied
• overweening
• self-conceited
• biggety
• swelled-headed
• swellheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democratic
• egalitarian
• humble
• modest
• unpretentious
• egoless
• anti-elitist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snobby

In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, captain of a giant space cruise ship full of snobby, rich tourists, though when the ship's course is changed from a few weeks to more than three years, the classy decorum begins to break down. — Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026

The list leans adventurous but not snobby—chill reds, orange wines, pét-nats that taste like Miami sunsets. — Outside, 15 Jan. 2026

This social satire of snobby London literati is about authors, their lovers and muses, and the class dynamics that attract and repel them. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026