HAUTE MONDE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

haute monde

noun

as in nobility

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Noun

There’s a nobility in providing some fan service to help immerse Oasis devotees who could not afford the outrageous ticket prices to attend the tour.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Working as a portraitist, she was commissioned by university scholars and local nobility in Bologna, the Italian city where she was born.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of nobility

Noun

For families As is customary in Bali, kids are treated like royalty by virtually all resort staff, and there is always someone ready with open arms to hold or play with them.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Now Perella Weinberg, founded by M&A royalty Joe Perella and Peter Weinberg, is in talks to sell to Piper Sandler, which was itself formed by the 2019 merger of two boutiques that couldn’t hack it alone.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of royalty

Noun

Rothman says playing live is the biggest motivation in their career, and that artists can still impact society directly by getting onstage and singing songs to real, live people.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
People belonging to the faction are emphatically optimistic about AI and its future benefits to society.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Even as Portland, Maine, has continued to welcome new boutique hotels, ‘The Press’ is still one of the most personal and consistently high in quality.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
Their microscopy confirmed the quality of the crystal structure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of quality

Noun

An initial request asks King to modify seven pages featuring the Dame Winifred Harcourt character, including an anecdote that parodied Skeffington-Lodge’s fumbled attempt to secure a peerage.

— Charlie Tyson, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
In addition to seeking Mandelson’s withdrawal from the House of Lords, Starmer has sought to strip him of his peerage — a somewhat Herculean task that can only be done through an act of parliament.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2026

Definition of peerage

Noun

When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of gentry

Noun

Neil Fuentes, a founder of the New Haven Academy of Performing Arts and the artistic director of Broadway on Main, brings an uncommon gentility and hearty spirit to the character of Murray the Cop.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
There’s a certain kind of gentility and politeness, and then on the flip side, dark humor and grotesquerie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentility

Noun

Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026

Definition of upper crust

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