Synonyms for lower-class

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underclass · polloi

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Noun

Adjective

Antonyms

gentlefolk, middle-class, well-off

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.

2. adj. 1

   Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.

   The lower-class people have little chance of advancement.

Related words

Other spellings

lower class

Example sentences

• underclass Capitalism does not allow everyone to succeed; it requires an underclass.

By length

6 letters

polloi²

10 letters

underclass³, commonalty

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (polloi² = 2 syllables).