upscale

adjective

ˈəp-ˈskāl How to pronounce upscale (audio)
Definition of upscalenext
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 At Adoptions for Love, a cat rescue currently sheltering 80 felines in the more upscale neighborhood of Playa, the number of people looking to adopt has plunged. — Orlando Matos, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 And the striking spiral staircase that was the centerpiece of the former Barneys New York in the Chelsea section of Manhattan inspired staircase designs in other upscale stores. — David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 As well as arresting Zhang on Sunday, FBI agents also searched her home in an upscale suburb of Irvine, California. — Josh Boswell, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The Musée Nissim de Camondo, which houses one of the finest collections of 18th-century art in France, is located in Paris’s upscale 8th arrondissement. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for upscale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upscale
  1. fashionable
  2. elegant
  3. exclusive
  4. high-end
  5. upmarket
Adjective
  • The Marché des Enfants Rouges, tucked away on Rue de Bretagne in the fashionable Marais neighborhood, is the oldest covered food market in Paris and a favorite among locals and visitors alike.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Many of them were designed with a specific activity in mind, like hiking or running, and the fashionable crowd adopted them as outfit enhancers.
    — Renata Joffre, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fashionable
Adjective
  • The elegant and spacious suites feature terraces with sun loungers and panoramic ocean views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Working with the local firm Dvira Interiors, the owners turned the 12,000-square-foot residence into an elegant home that takes advantage of refined touches like ornate decorative moldings and brushed bronze and satin gold fixtures.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of elegant
Adjective
  • Past the lobby lie the consortium’s constellation of swimming pools (four total, including one Nobu-exclusive, adults-only dip) and, across the bustling boardwalk, a stretch of beach with loungers reserved just for guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The onetime estate of Dolly Parton, who passed away in August at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, has surfaced for sale in the exclusive Bird Streets neighborhood of Los Angeles for the first time in a quarter-century.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exclusive
Adjective
  • The show is being forged as a high-end returning TV series and publisher Transworld has already acquired world English-language rights to the novel plus its sequel, which won’t publish until 2028 and 2029 respectively.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Pizzuti family, the name behind the Pizzuti Collection of Columbus Museum of Art, opened this high-end, art-centric hotel in August 2020 because Joel Pizzuti and his sister have a long connection to Nashville.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of high-end
Adjective
  • The 93-mile stretch of Mediterranean coastline in southern Andalusia has gone upmarket and repositioned itself as a year-round destination with an average of 320 days of sun annually.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There’s the upmarket tourist couple and the equally the scruffy backpacker set.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of upmarket

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“Upscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upscale. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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