" looking down one's nose "

1: to show contempt for;

  * e.g., " ... The financier looks down her nose at anyone who makes less money than she does. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contemn,

•  dis,

•  disdain,

•  disrespect,

•  high-hat,

•  look down (on or upon),

•  scorn,

•  slight,

•  sniff (at),

•  snoot,

•  snub

•  Antonyms : 

•  honor,

•  respect

2: to hold an unfavorable opinion of;

  * e.g., " ... They resented those academics who looked down their noses at the less educated. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deprecate,

•  disapprove (of),

•  discountenance,

•  disesteem,

•  disfavor,

•  dislike,

•  frown (on or upon),

•  mislike,

•  reprove,

•  tsk-tsk,

•  tut (over or about),

•  tut-tut (over or about)

•  Antonyms : 

•  approve,

•  favor,

•  like