as in middle-class
belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
The neighborhood was occupied primarily by bourgeois families.
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Recent Examples of bourgeois
In a more simplistic story, Derya and Aziz’s efforts to find a good private school for their daughter would come off as a hopeless bourgeois indulgence.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Jim Dickinson stepped in to produce and play a little piano, but Travis deemed the results too polished, too polite, too bourgeois.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
In the 19th century, the rise of bourgeois society in the Industrial Revolution saw the arrival of the necktie.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Jim Dickinson stepped in to produce and play a little piano, but Travis deemed the results too polished, too polite, too bourgeois.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
In the 19th century, the rise of bourgeois society in the Industrial Revolution saw the arrival of the necktie.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bourgeois
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeois
Adjective
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Richer pensions for middle-class public workers mean leaner services for the poor and higher taxes for everyone else.—
Daniel DiSalvo,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Yes, a new model was devised that showed how a modern economy could sustain a large middle-class society that shared in its general prosperity and great progress.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With the midterm dynamics, and Brown's strong working-class brand in the state, Democrats see an opening for a pick-up.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Probably with the early-1900s economic woes that drove his family from central Italy to this working-class block.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Athmile Loose Fit T-shirt as the elevated answer to a plain white tee.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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Anyone who doesn’t believe Lamar Jackson bears the pressure to fulfill his greatness with a Super Bowl ring is kidding themselves, NFL history and plain logic.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeois. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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