Upstart synonyms
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A person who has or likes to have adventures
A person who has suddenly acquired wealth or power, esp. one who is not fully accepted socially by the class associated with the higher position; upstart
A person who attaches great importance to wealth, social position, etc., having or displaying contempt for his or her inferiors and admiration for superiors
A claimant to a throne
new rich
One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
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One who has recently become rich, especially one who flaunts newly acquired wealth.
bourgeois gentilhomme (French)
would-be gentleman
newly-rich
new-money
Persons or families that have recently become wealthy.
(Politics, collectively) The middle class.
Someone who tries to improve their social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour
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A person who has recently attained high position or great power but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
(Informal) A person or thing that shows promise of being a success
(Dated, pejorative) An impudent or mischievous person.
Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
A bed
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rapscallion (related)
whippersnapper (related)
wannabe (related)
Like or characteristic of a parvenue
Find another word for upstart. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for upstart, like: adventurer, parvenu, snob, pretender, new rich, status seeker, opportunist, nouveau-riche, bourgeois gentilhomme (French), would-be gentleman and newly-rich.