Class
Class noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.
Usage example: a politician who appeals to people of every class
Position is a synonym for class in background topic. In some cases you can use "Position" instead the word "Class" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old class | old position |
| good | good class | good position |
| high | high class | high position |
| low | low class | low position |
| Other adjectives: best, better, similar, common, specific, certain, current, original, proper, top, powerful, actual, lower, social, new, unique, political, highest, official, last, different, higher. | ||
Common collocations
| way | class way | position way |
Both words in one sentence
- Downer Ending: At the end, Rita is in an uncomfortable position: her education puts her above her working-class peers, but her accent and manner do not fit into the middle-class strata of society.
Source: Theatre / Educating Rita -
Mainwaring is envious of Wilson's social position in life (upper class, gets on easily with others) while Wilson is envious of Mainwaring's professional position.
Source: Series / Dad's Army - SS Standartenfuhrer Oskar Huth states that when he figured out that the Nazi party was going to be in power, he decided that the only position that was acceptable to him was in the ruling class.
Source: Original Position Fallacy
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Position and Class. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/class/position
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Position or Class. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/class/position.
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