snooty
High and mighty
Snooty describes someone who acts superior and looks down on others, usually based on social class, taste, or education.
A snooty waiter might sneer at your wine choice.
A snooty neighborhood excludes those deemed beneath it.
The word itself carries contempt for the attitude it names—nobody aspires to be snooty.
Showing open contempt
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
self-important · pompous · egotistical · snobbish · supercilious · condescending · patronizing · contemptuous
Artificially contrived behavior
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- poshStylishly luxurious
fancy · refined · sophisticated · cultivated · genteel · highbrow · elitist · la-di-da
Unfriendly in manner
- distantFar away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
- reservedRestrained in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
unfriendly · detached · remote · withdrawn · unsociable · frosty · icy · cool
Expressing scorn facially
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
disparaging · deprecating · insulting · dismissive · withering · eye-rolling · scathing · sardonic
disdainful
Showing open contempt
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
presumptuous · self-important · pompous · egotistical · snobbish · supercilious · condescending · patronizing · contemptuous · scornful
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
posh · fancy · refined · sophisticated · cultivated · genteel · highbrow · elitist · la-di-da · swanky
standoffish
Unfriendly in manner
unapproachable · unfriendly · detached · remote · withdrawn · unsociable · frosty · icy · cool · dismissive
sneering
Expressing scorn facially
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
belittling · disparaging · deprecating · insulting · dismissive · withering · eye-rolling · scathing · sardonic
- arrogancearrogant, conceited, pompous, vain, egotistical
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
- slang traitsbossy, brainy, bubbly, chatty, cheeky
- snobberysnob, snobbery, elitism, haughtiness, condescension
- condescendingpatronizing, disdainful, scornful, dismissive, belittling
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
snootyhumble
Unassuming about oneself
unpretentious · down-to-earth · modest · egalitarian · approachable
snootyhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · meek · egoless · unassuming