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
But the band themselves were not always spared class snobbery.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) Keep your 2000s remake-horror snobbery in check!
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
Or maybe a bit of snobbery has set in after all these years of the tills-ringing Premier League.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Game of Thrones pushed the genre snobbery toward fantasy.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) Keep your 2000s remake-horror snobbery in check!
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
Or maybe a bit of snobbery has set in after all these years of the tills-ringing Premier League.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Game of Thrones pushed the genre snobbery toward fantasy.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for snobbery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobbery
Noun
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Trump’s Comments About The Panama Canal Trump remarked that the United States should regain control of the Panama Canal, a statement that evoked arrogance and colonialism in the past.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The historical 'attitude' (arrogance) in his acting has fueled MAGA, and his endorsements of Trump are undeniably overbearing and irrational.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Thanks to statistics like these, America’s attitude toward higher education is undergoing a major shift.—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Sheryl Lee Ralph credits her youthful appearance to a positive attitude and taking care of herself.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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The dominant view in Washington argues for peace through strength, that only clear military superiority can deter China’s ambitions to subsume Taiwan and exert dominance across the Indo-Pacific.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
7 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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The elder Richards was an outspoken feminist who was given to salty one-liners, and who was open about her struggle with alcoholism and her disdain for phoniness, even in her own party.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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The conservative movement is, increasingly, driven by disdain for expertise and experience in science, medicine, government and more.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Either cut off an entire stem an inch or two off the ground or cut a side branch close to the main stem.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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On one side, there is widespread agreement that 2025 is already the year of agentic and physical AI.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Snobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbery. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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