Common
Common adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: a man of wealth and privilege who mingled without pretense with the common folk
Upper-class is an antonym for common.
Upper-class
Upper-class adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.
Usage example: upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
Both words in one sentence
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However, even back in the days when Vivian was common as a male name, it was almost exclusively the province of mustachioed, upper-class toffs, i.e.
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Philip, Will and Carlton all share a common Berserk Button when anyone implies that the Bankses are Category Traitors and somehow less black because of their upper-class lifestyle.
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More traditional arranged marriages are common in the series among upper-class mages.
Source: Arranged Marriage
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Upper-class and Common. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/upper-class
Common & Upper-class. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/upper-class>.
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