Synonyms of blue-blooded

blue-blooded

adjective

as in aristocratic

of high birth, rank, or station

his blue-blooded in-laws and working class parents hit it off despite their different backgrounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aristocratic
• noble
• upper-crust
• upper-class
• patrician
• genteel
• highborn
• royal
• highbred
• gentle
• great
• silk-stocking
• grand
• wellborn
• superior
• exalted
• regal
• senior
• high
• princely
• lofty
• gentlemanly
• ladylike
• lordly
• knightly
• high-level
• queenly
• kingly
• elevated
• ennobled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• plebeian
• lower-class
• humble
• ignoble
• lowly
• low
• mean
• inferior
• bastard
• ordinary
• illegitimate
• baseborn
• nonaristocratic
• ungenteel
• plain
• knavish
• junior
• subordinate
• degraded
• abased

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blue-blooded

Take Louis-Dreyfus and her portrayal of Polly Wyeth, the matriarch of a blue-blooded Reaganite family celebrating Christmas Eve 2004 in Palm Springs, California. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Armani’s languid silhouette soon seduced red- and blue-blooded men the world over. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Legend goes that Princess Diana’s birth family, the Spencers, are actually more blue-blooded than the British royal family, which fans won’t need reminding Lady Di married into when she wed Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Of course, that won’t stop orange-and-blue-blooded Knicks fans from teeming into the area near the team’s Manhattan arena to watch on bar TVs and big screens as their team — playing 1,580 miles (2,545 kilometers) away in San Antonio — looks to clinch its first title in 53 years. — ABC News, 13 June 2026

Her blue-blooded husband is a silver fox (Hugh Grant) or an Adonis (Alexander Skarsgård). — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026

The recruiting stars attached to a player’s name do not guarantee success any more than a coach’s blue-blooded bonafides ensure his greatness. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026

Yasmin exited finance altogether, embracing her destiny as the socialite bride-to-be of blue-blooded aristocrat Henry Muck (Kit Harington). — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026

So just more of these blue-blooded programs down there. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025