turn up one's nose
Reject with snobbery
To turn up one's nose at something is to reject it with disdain or show contempt for it, as if it were beneath one's standards.
The phrase evokes the physical gesture of tilting one's head back in disgust or superiority.
She turned up her nose at the cheap wine.
He turns up his nose at anything that isn't organic.
The expression often implies snobbery or excessive pickiness.
Hostile dismissive feeling
- sneerScornful expression
- scoffMock with disdain
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
haughtiness · superciliousness · derision · disparagement · condescension · snootiness · disdainful · snobbishness
Refuse with contempt
- refuseReject or garbage
- declineDecrease or refuse
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- dismissSend away or reject
shun · snub · eschew · repudiate · pass on · disregard · overlook · brush off
Intense physical disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
squeamishness · nausea · recoil · grimace · fussy · finicky · picky · fastidious
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
snobbery · haughtiness · superciliousness · derision · disparagement · condescension · snootiness · disdainful · snobbishness · aloofness
spurn
Refuse with contempt
dismiss · shun · snub · eschew · repudiate · pass on · disregard · overlook · brush off · cold shoulder
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
loathing · squeamishness · nausea · recoil · grimace · fussy · finicky · picky · fastidious · particular
turn up one's nosejump at
Accept with eagerness
leap at · snap up · embrace · jump at the chance · seize
turn up one's noseappreciate
Recognize value or merit
lap up · relish · savor · treasure · settle for