WORKING-CLASS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of working class

as in middle class

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

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adjective

as in middle-class

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Noun

But according to the study, half of upper-income adults—those earning above $155,600 annually—now also see themselves as working class. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 Sexualizing black women and casually mocking working class women is not accepted anymore. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Historians trace the dish’s roots to Southern Appalachia, where its inexpensive ingredients — sausage, pan drippings, flour and milk — was enough for a filling meal among working-class communities. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 Lately, he’s also been drawn to Johnny Cash and his raw depictions of working-class struggles. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for working class

Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class

Noun

Fifteen percent of the patients who came to my working/middle class family practice in Middletown were uninsured.

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
And especially being the head of the Teamsters, a great organization which brought so many people into the middle class.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of middle class

Adjective

Kreiz’s three-decade climb to the top of media Kreiz grew up in what he’s described as a middle-class family in Israel, with his father working as an engineer and his mother a psychologist.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Most of the recipients are middle-class Americans who earn too much to receive subsidies this year – more than $62,600 as an individual or $128,600 for a family of four, according to the White House.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of middle-class

Noun

When the arcade first opened, Europe was navigating industrialization, the rise of the urban bourgeoisie, and the emergence of modern ready-to-wear fashion.

— Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
The state discovered that reforms had to be beneficial to all, and so the political mission had to be implementing education and acculturation as a means of solidifying the nascent bourgeoisie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bourgeoisie

Adjective

The group wanted to start fresh further from the bourgeois action, and in 2000 Middleton and Lakofski found a place in the Lower East Side, signed a contract — and returned home to discover that Walton had killed himself.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
The latest lesson was about the aristocratic and bourgeois aspect of Gucci.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

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