RITZY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

ritzy

adjective

ˈrit-sē

Definition of ritzy

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 I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with

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Recent Examples of ritzy Other homeowners in the ritzy neighborhood include the singer The Weeknd and music producer Pharrell Williams. — Catherine Odom june 26, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 The private members’ club, founded in 1922 by one of Queen Victoria’s daughters, has witnessed a great deal of history in London’s ritzy Chelsea district. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 20 June 2026 And given the town’s ritzy reputation, shopping is world-class here. — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026 Art Basel’s flagship fair in June is now all that stands between the art world elite and a summer in the Hamptons, Mallorca, and other ritzy destinations. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ritzy

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Here’s one book written by this aristocratic Thai woman almost 80 years ago.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
In it, a twelve-year-old boy, Cosimo, rebels against his aristocratic family, and the Enlightenment’s false divide between nature and culture, by climbing a holm oak and spending his life in the canopy.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of aristocratic

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As such, there is a tendency among such countries to view Europeans as arrogant and self-serving, perhaps even neo-colonialist, with a desire to at least maintain, or maybe even strengthen, their position of power.

— Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
James, Lord Dalhousie, the arrogant and ruthless Governor General of British India, who had long coveted the riches of Punjab and the Koh-i-Noor, was triumphant.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

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