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
Both of his arms are in the sleeves, and his bourgeois father is kneeling on the floor, taking the shirt in order to conserve it, perhaps saving it from being soiled.
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Theo Belci,
Artforum,
27 Feb. 2026
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.
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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.
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Kristina Kukolja,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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Theo Belci,
Artforum,
27 Feb. 2026
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.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for bourgeois
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeois
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Shifters follows Dre, a Brit of Nigerian heritage who comes from a council estate, and Des, the middle-class daughter of a neurologist.
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In the late 1940s, a series of court decisions saw more Black Los Angeles families move into neighborhoods such as Lafayette Square, an upper-middle-class enclave in Mid-City.
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Instead, Valadao will face off against progressive Randy Villegas, a college professor and son of Mexican immigrants, who built grassroots support in the heavily Latino, working-class district.
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Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.
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As one of Quince’s best-sellers, this soft T-shirt is a luxe swap for a plain cotton tee.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who’s in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan.
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“Bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeois. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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