UPMARKET Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

upmarket

adjective

ˈəp-ˈmär-kət

Definition of upmarket

as in fashionable

appealing to affluent consumers an upmarket restaurant that is quite pricey but also quite good

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Recent Examples of upmarket The company is also profitable, a financial positioning that gives the founder the freedom to invest in higher quality materials, moving Sézane slightly upmarket, while shifting the editorial styling to feel more sophisticated. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Is this an upmarket housewares depot, as all the tableware is for sale? — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Located just 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Bordeaux, the peninsula offers stunning landscapes and sandy beaches as well as oyster-farming villages and upmarket resorts. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 Located 37 miles from Bordeaux, the peninsula normally offers stunning landscapes and sandy beaches as well as oyster-farming villages and upmarket resorts. — Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for upmarket

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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 menu is helmed by Tyler Heckman, a Connecticut native who cut his teeth in New York, and is elegant and thoughtfully sourced but approachable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Related Articles All over the bodice, but most certainly the skirt of the dress, flouncy, delicate feathers were featured in abundance, giving the overall design a distinctly textural and playful feel that was still refined and elegant.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of elegant

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During the trial, witnesses testified about handing Diamantis envelopes of cash at various locations, including a men's room at an upscale restaurant, a doughnut shop and his home.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The collection will be presented in an art gallery in the heart of the upscale Mayfair area on Thursday evening, in a scenography that follows the abstract direction of the collection.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of upscale

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