lower-class

adjective

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

“The lower-class people have little chance of advancement.”

Similar
low-classnon-Uproletarianpropertylesswage-earningworking-classupper-lower-class
Opposite
middle-classupper-class
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Meanings

adjectivelower-class (comparative more lower-class, superlative most lower-class)

comparative more lower-class · superlative most lower-class

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

    The lower-class people have little chance of advancement.

  2. Unrefined.

    His lower-class tastes tended to run to three-stooges movies and cheap drink.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveoccupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society

Similar
low-classnon-Uproletarianpropertylesswage-earningworking-classupper-lower-class
Opposite
middle-classupper-class
Also see
blue-collarimpoverishedlow-classnon-uproletarianpropertylessworking-class

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

lower-class. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower-class

MLA

“lower-class.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower-class. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower-class,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower-class.

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