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working classes

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plural of working class

Synonyms & Antonyms of working classes

the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for working classes

bourgeoisies,
middle classes

proletariats,
rabblements,
rabbles,
ragtag and bobtails,
riffraffs,
routs,
scums,
tag, rag, and bobtails
(or tagrag and bobtails),
trash,
unwasheds

commoners,
commons,
herds,
hoi polloi,
masses,
millions,
mobs,
multitudes,
people,
plebeians,
populaces,
publics,
rank and files

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for working classes

A-lists,
aristocracies,
elites,
gentries,
qualities,
societies,
upper classes,
upper crusts

elect,
establishments

gentlefolks,
nobilities,
peerages

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“Working classes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20classes. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.

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