Synonyms of bourgeoisie

bourgeoisie

noun

as in proletariat

Related Words

• proletariat
• middle class
• working class
• rabble
• unwashed
• scum
• masses
• riffraff
• plebeians
• commoners
• populace
• rout
• rabblement
• public
• ragtag and bobtail
• commons
• millions
• rank and file
• people
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• trash
• multitude
• mob
• herd
• hoi polloi

Dissimilar Words

• society
• aristocracy
• elite
• gentry
• quality
• upper class
• establishment
• elect
• nobility
• upper crust
• A-list
• peerage
• gentlefolk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bourgeoisie

For a long time, the lifestyles and foibles of the modest bourgeoisie were a mainstay of art-house cinema, with urbane, upscale audiences happy to turn out to see versions of their own lives depicted on the screen. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

His mother was born into Rome’s commercial bourgeoisie, but she had essentially been disinherited, nose-diving into the working class with a pair of children to raise. — Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026

Simone Bellotti’s Jil Sander introduces precision tailoring with pops of emotion and color, while Celine under Michael Rider leans into bourgeoisie dressing with clashes of primary colors and razor sharp lines that is extremely persuasive. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

The book told of Miss Peterson’s search for her own ancestry and detailed her discovery of the prosperous, Black bourgeoisie, based largely in Brooklyn, that had played a principal role in the New York of the late nineteenth century. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 May 2026