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Synonyms for posh

Most common

classy fashionable stylish swish high-end plush stuck-up

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Classy — stylish; elegant; exclusive; luxurious; expensive

classy, fashionable, stylish, swish, bougie

2. Plush

high-end, plush

3. Upper-crust

upper-crust informal, stuck-up, preppy US

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Stylish; elegant; exclusive; luxurious; expensive.

    After the performance, they went out to a very posh restaurant.

  2. adj. 2

    Associated with the upper classes.

    She talks with a posh accent.

  3. adj. 3

    Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else.

    We have a right posh git moving in next door.

Related words

Word family
poshen posho

Example sentences

  • classy No other zodiac sign is as classy as Capricorn.
  • stylish These headphones are both stylish and comfortable.
  • fashionable Libertarianism is fashionable in tech bro circles.
  • swish Dogs wag their tails and cats swish theirs.
  • plush The bed is covered with a plush, velvet bedspread.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
poshrising
classyrising
stylishrising
fashionablesteady
swishrising
plushrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
plush1, swish1
6 letters
classy2, preppy2, bougie2
7 letters
stylish2
11 letters
fashionable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (classy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
huppé
Italiano
altolocato
Deutsch
hochrangig