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
Shaw seems to study less than any pre-med in recorded history, rebeling against a Mommy Dearest played as an archaic caricature of rich snobbery by Nancy De Mayo.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
The thought leaders in the Democratic party are doubling down on their snobbery and condescension while refusing to acknowledge the voters’ repudiation of their entire agenda.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
Listeners who are willing to suspend their disbelief and/or decades of Dylan snobbery might just find that the record offers plenty of magic for the holidays.
—Stephanie Kaloi and James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
That Offer Specialty Sips and Stunning Views On a roll, the next stop was Lupo for happy hour — a bright Italian joint that felt swanky without snobbery.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
The thought leaders in the Democratic party are doubling down on their snobbery and condescension while refusing to acknowledge the voters’ repudiation of their entire agenda.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
Listeners who are willing to suspend their disbelief and/or decades of Dylan snobbery might just find that the record offers plenty of magic for the holidays.
—Stephanie Kaloi and James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
That Offer Specialty Sips and Stunning Views On a roll, the next stop was Lupo for happy hour — a bright Italian joint that felt swanky without snobbery.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
Noun
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The guy the American masses met in 2009 had already worked out a sound, approaching the sad-robot pop of Ye’s 808s & Heartbreak from the chilly arrogance of boardroom Jay. Hip-hop heads didn’t always respect the swing of the pendulum, though.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sheer arrogance, headed straight for the trash can, unopened.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yet, people have a new, more favorable attitude toward his presidency in retrospect, certainly compared to the current occupant of the White House.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Van Buren returns shortly with a newly contrite attitude, having come around to his library’s merits and read up on Toth’s prior designs in Hungary.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ten years into the Trump era, our Democratic avatars still feel obligated to signal their impotent superiority to the person who actually runs the place.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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Of the 12 traits of a narcissist, several, like grandiosity and superiority, can actually look like leadership traits.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There was a kind of a snobbism about it.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 May 2022
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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
Noun
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As dishonesty and disdain were normalized elsewhere in America, Maryland showed the nation an example of productive and respectful bipartisan government.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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With her beguiling presence and ability to convey disdain or understanding in a single look, Huppert invigorates some of these pedestrian moments with Ren (a sequence in the ocean feels uniquely vibrant).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The reason each side keeps going is to punish their respective arch nemesis and salvage their reputations.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Draw a circle with a 5- to 6-inch diameter on one side of the parchment.—
Martin Sorge,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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