UPPER CRUST Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in aristocratic

of high birth, rank, or station an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele

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noun

as in aristocracy

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry

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as in nobility

the highest class in a society a specialty clothing store for the upper crust

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Recent Examples of upper-crust

Adjective

Feig had dabbled in le cinéma du airport read before with A Simple Favor, his 2018 take on Darcy Bell’s novel about a momfluencer searching for her missing friend in the upper-crust suburbs of Connecticut. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025 Rising ticket prices in the Premier League era had been squeezing out traditional fans and their seats had been taken by an upper-crust, fair-weather fanbase. —

Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025

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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist. —

Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025 Through his characters, Fellowes communicates his approval for a more compassionate and inclusive upper crust. —

Judy Berman, Time, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for upper-crust

Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust

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The poisoning of a champion stallion opens an investigation that starts to expose tensions and secrets inside an aristocratic horse breeding dynasty.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The series begins with her and Jolyon’s wedding, and Francis certainly thinks that her six-episode season will be about ensuring her family’s ascendency into aristocratic society by finding a suitable match for her daughter June (Justine Emma Moore).

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026