unwashed

¹un·washed

adjective \-ˈwȯsht, -ˈwäsht\

: not clean : not washed

Full Definition of UNWASHED

1

:  not cleaned with or as if with soap and water

2

:  ignorant, plebeian <the unwashed masses>

— un·washed·ness noun

Examples of UNWASHED

1. a sink full of unwashed dishes
2. <a TV producer who knew what the unwashed masses wanted—and unhestitatingly gave it to them>

First Known Use of UNWASHED

13th century

Related to UNWASHED

Synonyms

baseborn, common, humble, inferior, low, lowborn, lower-class, low-life, lowly, lumpen, mean, plebeian, prole, proletarian, ignoble, vulgar

Antonyms

aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, grand, great, high, highborn, highbred, lofty, noble, partrician, upper-class, upper-crust, wellborn

Related Words

bourgeois, middle-class; plain, poor, simple, working-class; déclassé, down-market, downscale

Near Antonyms

eminent, illustrious, notable, prominent

Rhymes with UNWASHED

stonewashed

²unwashed

noun

Definition of UNWASHED

:  an ignorant or underprivileged group :  rabble —usually used with great <the great unwashed>

Examples of UNWASHED

1. <Aunt Edna was fond of snootily reminding us that we need not take our manners from the great unwashed.>

First Known Use of UNWASHED

1830

Related to UNWASHED

Synonyms

proletariat, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, rabble

Antonyms

A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crust

Related Words

dregs; commoners, commons, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, populace, public, rank and file; bourgeoisie, middle class, working class

Near Antonyms

elect, establishment; gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), nobility, peerage