BLUE-BLOODED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

blue-blooded

adjective

as in aristocratic

of high birth, rank, or station his blue-blooded in-laws and working class parents hit it off despite their different backgrounds

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Recent Examples of blue-blooded Tech and finance bros rubbed shoulders with old-money, blue-blooded Burgundians. — George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026 Of course, that won’t stop orange-and-blue-blooded Knicks fans from teeming into the area near the team’s Manhattan arena to watch on bar TVs and big screens as their team — playing 1,580 miles (2,545 kilometers) away in San Antonio — looks to clinch its first title in 53 years. — ABC News, 13 June 2026 Her blue-blooded husband is a silver fox (Hugh Grant) or an Adonis (Alexander Skarsgård). — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 The recruiting stars attached to a player’s name do not guarantee success any more than a coach’s blue-blooded bonafides ensure his greatness. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026 Yasmin exited finance altogether, embracing her destiny as the socialite bride-to-be of blue-blooded aristocrat Henry Muck (Kit Harington). — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026 So just more of these blue-blooded programs down there. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 The official khipu experts would have been born to blue-blooded families and raised for positions of importance. — ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025

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Around them, an aristocratic winemaker defines his legacy, a legendary maître d’hôtel seeks his heir, and a reverent wine critic pursues the sublime.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
By the 20th century, summer excursions to the Highlands were a fixture of the aristocratic calendar, with transatlantic visitors soon joining the English to shoot, fish, and feign indifference to horizontal rain.

— Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of aristocratic

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For an heir to the throne, however, marrying a woman without royal blood or a noble title was discouraged.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
But, of course, Cullen will always be remembered as Optimus Prime, the leader of the noble Autobots in numerous iterations of Transformers lore.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of noble

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