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Another word for snob

Noun

  1. One who despises people or things regarded as inferior, especially because of social or intellectual pretension

    2. See also:

    self-love

    attitude

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Another word for snob

Noun
    2. See also:

    braggart

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • He sounded kind of like a snob to me.

  • Denton could be a royal snob at times, but this time he had outdone himself.

  • She acted graciously with all the guests, yet he could pick up subtle nuances that affirmed whether she was speaking to someone who genuinely understood art, or a snob who merely bought it to be in vogue.

  • If you still can't convince your wine snob friends that wine from a box is actually consumable, put it in a decanter before they arrive.

  • You don't want to come across as a snob, but you do want to show your appreciation for others and minding your manners always gives a good impression.

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