Genteel and Plebeian

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Genteel adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.

Usage example: prohibited by reason of her genteel birth from marrying the man she loved

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Plebeian is an antonym for genteel in refined topic.

Nearby Word: genteelly

Plebeian adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.

Usage example: wondered what the people at the country club would think of his plebeian origins

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Genteel is an antonym for plebeian.

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