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 complacent, elitist attitude of the members at that suburban country club
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Recent Examples of elitist
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Hernandez has been quick to criticize Gallego, casting her as part of an elitist political class that has failed to address problems beleaguering working class residents.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Democrats are still sifting through the rubble of their loss to President-elect Donald Trump last month, with some in the party blaming a reputation -- justified or not -- as elitists out of touch with everyday voters' concerns while cozying up to other wealthy and well-connected allies.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The new installment of the anthology series will follow a young couple who witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Hernandez has been quick to criticize Gallego, casting her as part of an elitist political class that has failed to address problems beleaguering working class residents.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
Responsive leadership should be the goal for populists and elitists alike
William F. Buckley Jr. was a man of many unshakable convictions.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Democrats are still sifting through the rubble of their loss to President-elect Donald Trump last month, with some in the party blaming a reputation -- justified or not -- as elitists out of touch with everyday voters' concerns while cozying up to other wealthy and well-connected allies.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elitist
Adjective
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At Watches and Wonders there will be an immersive booth that reinterprets the grand stables of aristocratic houses, where polo was played on private fields.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The royal engagement of Prince George of England (the Duke of Kent) to Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark reinforced its aristocratic bona fides.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lisette Olivera assumes the mantle as Jess Valenzuela, a history buff and puzzle snob working odd jobs in New Orleans and mourning the recent death of her mother.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2022
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On their first day in town, treat your food snob to a fireworks show of Dallas at its most sophisticated.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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And the villains, of course, exuding every nastily relatable emotion; the stepmothers and sorceresses are vain, arrogant, dismissive, lonely, rude, and outrageous.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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From the dynastic Dupree family to the conniving social climbers bent on usurping their place at the top of the social hierarchy, the historic new daytime drama is all about its characters.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider.—
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The welcoming spirit was undoubtedly the staff of a mosaic of New Yorkers from all generations, each with impressive luxury CVs who were polar opposites of early-Aughts snobbish retail associates—hello Jeffrey's New York—epitomized in an SNL skit.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Elitist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elitist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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