Synonyms of snobbery

snobbery

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogance
• masterfulness
• attitude
• snobbishness
• superiority
• snobbism
• disdain
• side
• snootiness
• dominance
• assumption
• consequence
• vanity
• inflation
• pretence
• brag
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• imperiousness
• hauteur
• pomposity
• pridefulness
• chest-thumping
• self-assertion
• condescension
• peremptoriness
• pompousness
• pretentiousness
• loftiness
• lordliness
• presumptuousness
• huffiness
• high-handedness
• bumptiousness
• pride
• self-importance
• pretension
• bossiness
• boastfulness
• scorn
• high horse
• cheek
• pretense
• toploftiness
• authoritativeness
• bowwow
• self-consequence
• smugness
• bravado
• triumphalism
• cheekiness
• sauciness
• impudence
• vainglory
• swagger
• egoism
• self-satisfaction
• egotism
• cockiness
• impertinence
• braggadocio
• self-centeredness
• self-complacency
• vaingloriousness
• bombast
• self-conceit
• self-opinion
• strut
• complacence
• self-contentment
• swelled head
• self-content
• conceit
• superiority complex
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• unpretentiousness
• humbleness
• demureness
• sincerity
• naturalness
• down-to-earthness
• unassumingness
• reservedness
• quietness
• reserve

Examples of snobbery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, wineries will still have to contend with overcoming consumer reluctance and lingering snobbery over alternative packaging. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024

But after a decade or more of Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, WandaVision, and Andor making themselves at home among the Emmy nominees, that snobbery no longer applies. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024

Yet even at her most severe, Eliot never stooped to simple snobbery. —Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024

This breaking down of the snobbery so pervasive among wine connoisseurs is a common theme throughout Fried’s 1974 book. —Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024