Elitist is an English word with synonyms like moralist or egalitarian. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Elitist meaning
Of or relating to elitism.
Synonyms of Elitist
Using Elitist
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to elitism.
- Useful related words include: moralist, egalitarian.
- In the example corpus, elitist often appears in combinations such as: an elitist, elitist and, the elitist.
Context around Elitist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elitist
- In this selection, "elitist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expensive, felt, ongoing, endeavour, university and thinking stand out and add context to how "elitist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little elitist and achieve their elitist agenda. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elitist" sits close to words such as accordion, admires and aftermarket, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elitist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
People talk about the State Department being elitist. (8 words)
They may not realize how elitist or judgmental they sound. (10 words)
Look, Academy Award members have always been elitist to a degree. (11 words)
A few days later, Father Anthony Salangeta, a Catholic priest in Lusaka, used his homily to portray the president as elitist and argued that macroeconomic growth means little to the poor if it does not reduce their cost of living. (40 words)
The fact is that although the G7 is often criticised for being elitist, it still commands substantial influence in the world economy and its recent course correction measures have instilled hope and confidence. (33 words)
This led him to author his first major study which concerned itself with a critical history of the elitist prelections of freemasonry (although unfortunately this book remains unpublished because the manuscript was lost). (33 words)
If the word is out about weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, and excessive skinniness doesn’t cut it any more, then how about some difficult, expensive, elitist hair? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few days later, Father Anthony Salangeta, a Catholic priest in Lusaka, used his homily to portray the president as elitist and argued that macroeconomic growth means little to the poor if it does not reduce their cost of living.
Art is not an elitist endeavour, says Ken Folan who runs The Kildare Gallery with his business partner, Ruth Liddle.
As Black students at an elitist university where affirmative action is extremely necessary, processing this ruling has been hard,” the Stanford Black Student Union (BSU) in a statement following the decision.
He adds that desires to manipulate the economy and (particularly the poor) population into eating it was ‘elitist thinking’.
He said those who live in elitist hostels don’t need his intervention, because they can pay for them.
If the word is out about weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, and excessive skinniness doesn’t cut it any more, then how about some difficult, expensive, elitist hair?
In an Instagram comment (via pointed out how the Academy’s decision felt “elitist” and an attempt to disqualify movies that don’t have enough money to campaign aggressively.
In late July excerpts of Kerry’s address began circulating on Twitter, raising the hackles of American farmers and others concerned about the ongoing elitist assault on our lifestyle.
Ivy League institutions are a favorite target for the new Trump populist right and reflect the evolution of the Republican Party in recent years away from its own elitist roots.
Look, Academy Award members have always been elitist to a degree.
So when they skipped the queue to go and see the Queen, this didn’t read like some elitist news presenter taking their spot for optimal coverage.
The fact is that although the G7 is often criticised for being elitist, it still commands substantial influence in the world economy and its recent course correction measures have instilled hope and confidence.
They are also concerned about how to achieve their elitist agenda.
They may not realize how elitist or judgmental they sound.
This led him to author his first major study which concerned itself with a critical history of the elitist prelections of freemasonry (although unfortunately this book remains unpublished because the manuscript was lost).
When he secures an apprenticeship at a prestigious Parisian restaurant, he must learn to navigate the elitist pastry world to achieve his goal of competing for Paris at the International Pastry championship.
Biden was fundraising “with out-of-touch elitist Hollywood celebrities,” said Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
It’s been a good while since Katie Couric was relevant, but she’s found herself back in the spotlight this week for her elitist take on Donald Trump and his supporters.
People talk about the State Department being elitist.
The champions for “what-was-stated-would-be-in-Belmopan-must-stay-in-Belmopan”, I must tell them they come over a little elitist.
Common combinations with elitist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an elitist 11×
- elitist and 7×
- the elitist 7×
- and elitist 7×
- is elitist 5×
- as elitist 4×
- elitist to 3×
- elitist or 3×
- being elitist 2×
- elitist it 2×