Synonyms of lower-class

lower-class

adjective

ˌlō-ər-ˈklas 

as in low

belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank

they were finally earning enough to get out of the lower-class tax bracket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• low
• plebeian
• proletarian
• low-life
• humble
• lowly
• poor
• inferior
• unwashed
• ignoble
• lumpen
• common
• vulgar
• middle-class
• lowborn
• prole
• bourgeois
• mean
• working-class
• baseborn
• simple
• plain
• downscale
• down-market
• déclassé

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upper-class
• aristocratic
• high
• great
• noble
• genteel
• patrician
• gentle
• lofty
• grand
• upper-crust
• highborn
• prominent
• highbred
• blue-blooded
• wellborn
• eminent
• notable
• illustrious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lower-class

But new research is shedding light on what life was like for middle- and lower-class residents. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The franchise centers around a dystopian nation called Panem, where rich and authoritarian leaders force twelve lower-class districts to submit two children to fight in a deadly, and televised, battle every year. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

In recent years, more and more students from lower-class families have been able to attend universities. — The Atlantic, 16 June 2026