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

Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025

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

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