SNOOTY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

snooty

adjective

ˈsnü-tē

Definition of snooty

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 actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman

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Recent Examples of snooty Particularly his wife, who’s in the running to join a snooty women’s club. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 Drag stars Ginger Minj and Jujubee climb abroad as train attendants who tangle with the snooty first-class crew. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 Tommy is on a one-man sub-baking, mayo-squirting, cheese-melting mission to convert London’s snooty sandwich-nibblers to hearty American sub-munchers. — Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 Unlike the stereotypical snooty high tea, the Maid’s service is steeped in the good humor—and obsession with quality—that typifies Roos’ and Bekker’s projects. — Adam Erace, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snooty

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Adjective

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

Adjective

Each of these decisions laid the groundwork for the war on Iran today, one that started without a clear strategy on the arrogant expectation of a quick victory.

— Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
The data center industry is only one face of an arrogant oligarchy that people believe now runs Congress, the courts, the White House, state legislatures and local governments.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrogant

Adjective

America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Storied animation producer Bonnie Arnold gave short shrift to those who are snobbish about her beloved discipline at Annecy today.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Definition of snobbish

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