Synonyms of snotty

snotty

adjective

ˈsnä-tē 

as in aristocratic

being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior

a snotty contempt for those brash parvenus who moved into the cookie-cutter mansion next door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aristocratic
• arrogant
• snooty
• snobbish
• snobby
• elitist
• ritzy
• toffee-nosed
• potty
• persnickety
• supercilious
• high-hat
• uppity
• smug
• aloof
• haughty
• bumptious
• high-and-mighty
• pretentious
• huffy
• pompous
• hoity-toity
• high-handed
• superior
• presumptuous
• imperious
• huffish
• toplofty
• egotistic
• self-important
• peremptory
• egoistic
• stuck-up
• lordly
• highfalutin
• self-satisfied
• bigheaded
• overweening
• prideful
• biggety
• self-conceited
• swelled-headed
• swellheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democratic
• egalitarian
• humble
• modest
• unpretentious
• egoless
• anti-elitist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snotty

Their snotty eldest son, Kit (Jago Bilderbeck), seems to take after his dad. — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025

What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025

By design, the reactions his hulking, initially gentle presence inspires from Tehran bureaucratic authorities, elite fail-sons, and snotty business owners speak volumes more than any of his actual dialogue. — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024

Watch out Mucinex Man, when season 12 of The Masked Singer starts in September, one of the new costumes might just give you a run for your snotty money. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 July 2024