UPSCALE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

upscale

adjective

ˈəp-ˈskāl

Definition of upscale

as in fashionable

appealing to affluent consumers a new upscale shopping center is under construction on the west end of town

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Recent Examples of upscale But then came creative-class-friendly mid-tier chains such as Warby Parker, Everlane, and Madewell, followed by upscale shops like Chanel and Hermès. — Michael Calderone, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026 In addition to its upscale lunch menu and glitzy dinner scene, this location serves a decadent breakfast. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 My friend Paul Davis, the great artist and illustrator, even did an impressive painting of a rat, yet neither of us could convince our editors that this urban reality was a suitable topic for an upscale city magazine. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 The new luxe band is designed to look like an upscale piece of jewelry, not a device. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for upscale

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Adjective

At the fashionable Masel Tov restaurant, a poem by the Jewish wartime hero Hannah Szenes marks a fragment of wall, part of a ghetto where 70,000 Jewish people lived for several weeks between December 1944 and January 1945.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Noel also praises Liam’s fashionable cool (Stone Island parka, big sunglasses, tambourine as a fascinator) and how much his frontman persona resonated with fans worldwide.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 10 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

Adjective

Minibars include high-end wines, like a $72 Whitehall Lane cabernet sauvignon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Shortages in labor, building supplies, high-end chips and permits, in addition to rising interest rates and public antipathy to data centers, have caused wide-scale data center construction delays.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of high-end

Adjective

Inside Man has much to say about post-9/11 New York City, but Lee seems primarily focused on creating an upmarket adult thriller that would make Sidney Lumet proud.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
What if an upmarket pizzeria has red pepper flakes, but not her preferred chili oil?

— Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of upmarket

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