Upstart

//ˈʌp.stɑːt//

Synonyms for "upstart" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Noun(2 words)
arrivisteparvenu

Strong matches (41)

Adjective(1 words)
jumped-up
Noun(1 words)
kip

Related words (68)

Adjective(3 words)
nouveau-richeparvenuparvenue

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Translations

62 translations across 23 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • парвенюшки adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • парвеню́ noun (newly rich or prominent)

Catalan

1 entries
  • nou-ric noun (newly rich or prominent)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 暴發戶 /暴发户 noun (newly rich or prominent)

Czech

1 entries
  • povýšenec noun (newly rich or prominent)

Dutch

3 entries
  • parvenuachtig adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • nieuwkomeling noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • parvenu noun (newly rich or prominent)

Finnish

3 entries
  • nousukasmainen adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • nousukas noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • uusrikas noun (newly rich or prominent)

French

3 entries
  • arriviste noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • nouveau riche noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • parvenu noun (newly rich or prominent)

German

4 entries
  • Angeber adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • Emporkömmling noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • Neureicher noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • Parvenü noun (newly rich or prominent)

Greek

1 entries
  • αριβίστας noun (newly rich or prominent)

Icelandic

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  • uppskafningur noun (newly rich or prominent)

Irish

2 entries
  • sotaire noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • sárachán noun (newly rich or prominent)

Italian

2 entries
  • arricchito adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • parvenu adj (self-important and presumptuous)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 出来星 noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • 成り上がり者 noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • 成り金 noun (newly rich or prominent)

Latin

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  • novus homo noun (newly rich or prominent)

Māori

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  • hoetere noun (newly rich or prominent)

Norwegian

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  • oppkomling noun (newly rich or prominent)

Polish

4 entries
  • dorobkiewiczowski adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • karierowiczowski adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • nowobogacki adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • nuworyszowski adj (self-important and presumptuous)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • arrivista noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • emergente noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • novo-rico noun (newly rich or prominent)

Russian

4 entries
  • вы́скочка noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • из грязи в князи noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • нувори́ш noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • парвеню́ noun (newly rich or prominent)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • skorojević noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • skorojevićka noun (newly rich or prominent)

Spanish

4 entries
  • advenedizo adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • arribista adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • advenediza noun (newly rich or prominent)
  • advenedizo noun (newly rich or prominent)

Swedish

2 entries
  • uppkomling adj (self-important and presumptuous)
  • uppkomling noun (newly rich or prominent)

Turkish

1 entries
  • sonradan görme noun (newly rich or prominent)

Sample sentences

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The upstart tried to pass for a man of culture.

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That's big talk for an upstart like you.

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Business mogul Sam Matekane's upstart political party, the Revolution for Prosperity, won 56 of the 120 constituencies in general elections but fell short of his goal of winning an outright 61-seat majority.

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upstarts […]they call in reproach mushrooms

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