GENTLEPEOPLE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

gentlepeople

noun

variants or gentlepersons

plural of gentleperson

as in aristocrats

a man or woman of high birth or social position gentlepersons did not want to be seen keeping company with commoners

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But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Most activities that were listed in this era, including hunting, fishing, golf, horse riding, and sailing, reflected an idealized version of rural life, carried out mostly by aristocrats at large country estates.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026

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In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
The country’s nobles eventually surrendered in exchange for being allowed to keep their lands (some of them may have done so with their fingers crossed).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

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