SOIGNÉ Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

soigné

adjective

variants or soignée

Definition of soigné

as in haute

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Recent Examples of soigné Fred, one half of the soigne couple from a few episodes back, is making a scene at the bar, yelling at Jake and demanding to see Simone. — refinery29.com, 11 June 2018

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Adjective

Unlike its competitors, Hermès is a pre-haute-couture enterprise, founded before the rigid bureaucracy of French fashion was put into place, in the eighteen-sixties, with the establishment of a governing syndicate.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
At the Lortel, her one-woman show plays out on a candlestick-heavy gothic set by Derek McLane that resembles a Barbie Dreamhouse modded for a Meat Loaf video, and Cohen enters in an haute-Ren-faire pink maiden’s dress by Kelsey Randall.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of haute

Adjective

With money in our pockets, Gilda and I started going out for dinners at a chic restaurant in the Windsor Arms Hotel called Three Small Rooms.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Downstairs, in what used to be the bank’s vault, is Subterra, a chic listening bar serving small bites like shrimp croquettes and Wagyu sliders, plus technique-heavy cocktails.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of chic

Adjective

Stepping into the venue felt more like entering a swanky cocktail lounge, with bar snacks and cocktails at the ready.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
This beachy district of Morocco’s capital city, is now home to a swanky Four Seasons, but is still full of independent businesses and local culture.

— Gage Goulding, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of swank

Adjective

The soup and the wine were good, though, and Ivor, the viola player, was small and shy, with a shock of flossy white hair.

— Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
The Martindale’s chain flourished in Century City, Santa Monica, the Wilshire District and in Beverly Hills, where its clientele was so flossy that the store carried Paris Match and an Arabian-horse magazine.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023

Definition of flossy

Adjective

All of the screenings, meanwhile, are held on the Lido, a barrier island dotted with low-key beach clubs (and one decidedly high-key one, at the ritzy Excelsior Hotel, where cabanas can go for hundreds of Euros per day).

— Richard Lawson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Unlike its ritzier northern neighbor Naples (where luxury shopping and homes are the norm), Marco Island has a decidedly more down-to-earth feel.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ritzy

Adjective

That willingness to pay for something that feels worth the splurge extends beyond a fashionable handbag.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
By contrast, fashionable abstraction may refuse beauty, intelligibility, or civic meaning, yet remain thin and dependent on institutional explanation.

— Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of fashionable

Adjective

The backstory Opened in 2016 as Atton Brickell, the property was acquired and rebranded by French hospitality giant Accor under its stylish Novotel umbrella.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Johnson was spotted leaving a Variety Press Junket on Thursday wearing a stylish ensemble with a pair of trendy ballet flats with a high vamp design.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stylish

Adjective

This season, nowhere is this more evident than in the slew of sleek brown ballet flats dominating the market, from luxe pairs by Alaïa, Gucci, and The Row to contemporary favorites from Dear Frances, Yuni Buffa, and Freda Salvador.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026
The living and dining areas are anchored by polished concrete floors and a sleek wood-burning fireplace.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

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