BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

beautiful people

noun

Definition of beautiful people

as in café society

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Recent Examples of beautiful people After all, these rich, beautiful people couldn’t possibly see past Dee’s uncontrollable urge to panic-gag and Charlie’s uncontrollable desire to shove grotesque amounts of cheese in his mouth, right? — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 The characters are thin and the plot often ludicrous, but the sight of beautiful people making bad decisions is soothing enough to override one’s critical faculties. — Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2026 His recruiting focused on the beautiful people of the 1980s, so the screen fills with jet-setting supermodels and nights at Studio 54. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 All the drama onscreen among beautiful people — with a cast including Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew — should make this an addictive watch for younger audience but one that even older ones can see themselves in. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026 While the beautiful people always display youth (even if it’s paid for), the always original Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio was unrecognizable, doubling his actual age of 32 with wizened grey hair, beard and bushy eyebrows, prosthetic wrinkles and a cane. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026 So many beautiful people worked on this project. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 This is the Olympics for the beautiful people. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026 The theater was packed with young, beautiful people who cheered the dancers like Knicks fans. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Sargent escaped the scandal by decamping from Paris to London, and Gautreau retreated from the haut monde.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 May 2026

Definition of haut monde

Noun

More than an idyllic lakeside hamlet beloved by the international jet set, the northern Italian town of Como and the surrounding area are home to the country’s biggest silk-making districts, part of Italy’s fashion supply chain backbone.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
The business jet set flew from Montreal, Canada, to Nice, France, in just over six hours.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2026

Definition of jet set

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Newport, Rhode Island A go-to destination for the upper class during the Gilded Age, Newport is a classic New England destination with some truly gorgeous mansions that visitors can tour.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 July 2026
Willem Dafoe costars as a former vampire nicknamed Elvis who leads a resistance against the greedy, capitalist vampire upper class — a good indication of the film’s campy tone.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Definition of upper class

Noun

Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
The Villa Eugénie later became a luxury hotel, and to this day, the beau monde hold court at this seaside address.

— Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of beau monde

Noun

The A-list guest list also included Bradley Cooper, Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, Zoë Kravitz, Jason Sudeikis, Ethan Hawke, Jimmy Fallon and others.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
During the bruising back-and-forth court filings, Swift was among the A-list stars whose names got dragged into the case.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of A-list

Noun

Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026

Definition of upper crust

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