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Upper class
/ˌʌpəˈklɑːs/
Those people at the top of a social hierarchy
📖 Definitions of "Upper class"
noun
- 1
Those people at the top of a social hierarchy
- 2
The aristocracy
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Upper class"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| upper crustnoun | (idiomatic, usually with the) The social elite, the highest social class. |
| elitenoun | A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group. |
| high-class | Recognized for its quality. |
| uppernoun | At a higher level, rank or position. |
| elevatednoun | Raised, usually above ground level. |
| topnoun | The highest or uppermost part of something. |
| upper-level | at an elevated level in rank or importance |
| overclassnoun | A powerful, privileged social class. |
| uppertendomnoun | The very highest social class; the upper ten. |
| polite societynoun | That portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness. |
| upper ten thousandnoun | (dated, colloquial) The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. |
| upper-crusternoun | (informal) A member of the social elite, the highest social class. |
| who's whonoun | (countable, sometimes capitalized) A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people. |
| uppercrusternoun | A member of the upper crust; a social elite. |
| high societynoun | The socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies. |
| rich | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
| aristocracynoun | The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class. |
| poshocracynoun | A social elite. |
| uplevelsnoun | From, in, or to a higher level of an organization, society, or building. |
| massesnoun | (generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population. |
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