Synonyms for bourgeois
- adjective
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Materialistic
Other
middle-class, capitalist, domestic, square, upwardly mobile, straight
Noun
white bread, burger, businessperson, beigist, galliard dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
- n. 1
The middle class.
Related words
- Word family
- bougie bourgeoisification bourgie bourgeoisie
- Phrases
- petit bourgeois double bourgeois
- Other spellings
- burgeois US
Example sentences
- conservative Tom is too conservative to do something like that.
- materialistic Tom doesn't seem to be as materialistic as Mary.
- domestic Smoking is now prohibited on all domestic flights.
- capitalist So we shouldn't use the capitalist system anymore?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bourgeois | falling | |
| conservative | steady | |
| materialistic | steady | |
| domestic | steady | |
| capitalist | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- square1, burger2
- 7 letters
- beigist
- 8 letters
- straight1, domestic3, galliard
- 10 letters
- capitalist4
- 12 letters
- conservative4
- 13 letters
- materialistic6
- 14 letters
- businessperson4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burger2 = 2 syllables).