Synonyms of gentry

gentry

noun

ˈjen-trē 

1

as in aristocracy

the highest class in a society

poor tenant farmers working for landed gentry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aristocracy
• nobility
• elite
• gentlefolk
• patriciate
• gentility
• upper class
• society
• upper crust
• quality
• glitterati
• A-list
• café society
• jet set
• beautiful people
• plutocracy
• Four Hundred
• haut monde
• carriage trade
• beau monde

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proletariat
• peasantry
• proletarians
• commoners
• (the) people
• (the) public
• plebeians
• (the) crowd
• bourgeoisie
• (the) masses
• plebs
• peonage
• rank and file
• (the) populace
• working class
• middle class
• rabble
• scum
• dregs
• riffraff
• (the) mob
• (the) herd
• trash
• rabblement

2

as in class

one of the segments of society into which people are grouped

the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• class
• caste
• folk
• level
• estate
• echelon
• rank
• stratum
• family
• tier
• order
• status
• hierarchy
• bracket
• layer
• people
• clan
• stratification
• grade
• grouping
• tribe
• standing
• position
• food chain
• fraternity
• race
• place
• subcaste

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gentry

Grammer will play Lord Fairfax, the unofficial leader of the Virginia gentry who has a complicated relationship to young George Washington as both his crucial mentor and as the father of his romantic rival. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025

Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939, Natalia Molina systematically breaks down how, more than a century ago, the Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican communities of Los Angeles were portrayed as health threats to the white gentry. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2025

This differed from Europe, where land ownership was immobilized by gentry classes who housed and employed farmers. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

These bodies have historically overwhelmingly catered to a tiny sliver of the population — predominantly white, gentry liberals. — Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025