arrogant, bumptious, haughty , high-and-mighty, highfalutin.
What is another word for snobby person?
- aloof,
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- highfalutin.
- (also hifalutin),
- high-handed,
What do you call a snob person?
Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob. ... 2. countable noun. If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste.
What is a nice word for snob?
| snot highbrow | pretender snoot | parvenu upstart | name-dropper stiff neck | smarty pants social climber |
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How do you describe a snobby person?
Snobby is an informal word that describes a snob, which originally meant “a shoemaker or a shoemaker’s apprentice.” From that meaning it evolved through “lowly person” to “ lowly person imitating a social superior ” and finally “person who despises those considered inferior.” Definitions of snobby. adjective.
Is snob a bad word?
It’s not a swear word if that’s what you’re asking, but it’s plainly a pejorative word – which is fine if you want to negatively comment on someone.
What makes you a snob?
The Random House College Dictionary defines a snob as “ A person who imitates, cultivates or slavishly admires those with social rank, wealth, etc , and is condescending to others.” and “A person who pretends to have social importance, intellectual superiority, etc.” Now, that’s a snob.
What is the opposite of a snob?
The opposite of a SNOB is a REGULAR Person of to the very formal a plebeian .
Is snobbish and arrogant the same?
As adjectives the difference between snobbish and arrogant
is that snobbish is having the property of being a snob ; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors while arrogant is having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others.
What’s a word for stuck-up?
- assured,
- biggety.
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- consequential,
What does snob mean in text?
2 : one who blatantly imitates , fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors. 3a : one who tends to rebuff, avoid, or ignore those regarded as inferior. b : one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or taste.
What does being haughty mean?
: blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior haughty aristocrats haughty young beauty ...
Does arrogant mean rude?
unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people: I found him arrogant and rude.
How do you say arrogant in a nice way?
Some common synonyms of arrogant are disdainful , haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, and supercilious.
How do you describe a prideful person?
Someone who’s prideful is arrogant and disdainful . Prideful people don’t usually have many friends, since they think they’re superior to everyone else.
What is a snobby girl?
The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines ‘snob’ as “ one who blatantly imitates , fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors; one who tends to rebuff, avoid, or ignore those regarded as inferior; one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or ...
