EN

Synonyms for upstart

All synonyms

Noun

1. Nouveau riche — one who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance…

nouveau riche, parvenu, arriviste

Other

kip, upspring, mushroom dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.

Forms

Plural
upstarts → parvenus, arrivistes, kips, upsprings…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
upstartrising
parvenusteady
arrivisterising
upspringsteady

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

By length

3 letters
kip1
7 letters
parvenu
8 letters
mushroom2, upspring
9 letters
arriviste

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mushroom2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
arriviste
Italiano
arrivista
Español
arribista
Català
oportunista