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-crust is an antonym for common.
Upper-crust
Upper-crust adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.
Usage example: an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele
Common is an antonym for upper-crust.
Both words in one sentence
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Cool Crown: Upper-crust Edwardian ladies wore small, elegant tiaras, and the fashion was also common for other rich ladies in the 1920s.
Source: Series / Downton Abbey
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Upper-crust and Common. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/upper-crust
Common & Upper-crust. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/upper-crust>.
Upper-crust or Common. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/upper-crust.
