Lower class

Synonyms for "lower class" (59 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(2 words)
underclasschild concept

Strong matches (18)

creatureflunkyfollowerhoi polloiinferiorjuniorlaborerslightweightlinendraperslower classeslower middle classlower orderslumpen proletariatmassesmiddle classmiddle orders
Noun(2 words)

Related words (29)

ordinary peoplepawnpeasantryplain folksplain peopleproletariatrank and filesecond fiddlesecondaryshopkeeperssmall tradesmensubalternsubordinatethe lower cutthe other halfthe third estatethird stringertoilerstoiling classunderling
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understrapperupper middle classvulgusworking classworking peopleyes manyes-man
Noun(2 words)
proletarianworking class

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
categoryclassclassificationeconomic groupsocial classsocio-economic classsocioeconomic statusstratum

More specific

7 entries
budget accommodationseconomy seatingimpoverished householdslow income householdspoorer segmentunderclassworking poor

Collocations

8 entries
lower class citizenslower class familieslower class householdslower class housinglower class incomeslower class neighborhoodslower class policieslower class status

Inflections

3 entries
lower classesmore lower-classmost lower-class

Derivations

4 entries
lower class statuslower-classlower-class housinglower-class status

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The only language of the lower class is pidgin-English—quite incomprehensible to the newcomer from Great Britain, —but a large proportion of the inhabitants are highly educated men who excel as lawyers, clergymen, clerks and traders.

Source: wiktionary