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elitist

noun as in snob

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Amassing a collection of his own, moreover, might eventually ease his entrance into elitist scientific circles.

Her original statement caused an uproar from working mothers who argued Paltrow was out of touch and elitist.

In the 18th century, white was an elitist color, for example.

Dooley describes Broun as “very friendly, not at all elitist” and very, very conservative.

But this 1929 study of the modern world, his most famous book, struck me as hopelessly nostalgic and elitist.

Pragmatic requirements and anti-elitist political considerations collided with the literate model and a strange hybrid resulted.

Language is not an absolute democratic medium; literacy, with intrinsic elitist characteristics, even less.

The aim was to immediately inherit the wealth and power accumulated by generations of elitist rule.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to elitist, such as: highbrow, stiff, name-dropper, pompous ass, pompous person, and social climber.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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