Elitist
Elitist adjective - Being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior.
Usage example: the complacent, elitist attitude of the members at that suburban country club
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Synonyms for Elitist
Uppity and elitist are semantically related in attitude topic. In some cases you can use "Uppity" instead an adjective "Elitist", when it comes to topics like snobbish.
Uppity
Uppity adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
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Related pairs
- self-important and elitist
- self-important and uppity
- snotty and elitist
- snotty and uppity
- haughty and elitist
- haughty and uppity
- snooty and elitist
- snooty and uppity
- pretentious and elitist
- pretentious and uppity
- condescending and elitist
- condescending and uppity
- pompous and elitist
- pompous and uppity
Both words in one sentence
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Stress on Lawful, as they are a hallmark of Good Is Not Nice, and High Elves are a haughty, elitist, uppity and arrogant lot who patronize Humans, disdain Dwarves, shun Wood Elves and hate almost all other races.
Source: Lawful Good
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