upper class

upper class

noun

Definition of UPPER CLASS

: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society

Examples of UPPER CLASS

1. a popular pastime among the upper classes
2. a member of the upper class

First Known Use of UPPER CLASS

1814

Related to UPPER CLASS

Synonyms: elite, gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, aristocracy, upper crust

Antonyms: proletarians, proletariat

Related Words: A-list, beau monde, beautiful people, café society, Four Hundred (or 400), glitterati, haut monde (also haute monde), jet set, society; carriage trade, plutocracy

Near Antonyms: commoners, (the) crowd, (the) masses, peasantry, peonage, (the) people, plebeians, plebs, (the) populace, (the) public, rank and file; bourgeoisie, middle class, working class; dregs, (the) herd, (the) mob, rabble, rabblement, riffraff, scum, trash

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