HIGHBORN Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

highborn

adjective

ˈhī-ˈbȯrn

Definition of highborn

as in aristocratic

of high birth, rank, or station skeptics have argued that these dramatic masterpieces must have been written by someone more highborn than one William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon

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Recent Examples of highborn But his background is closer to that of George, the highborn son. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026 Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his one-man shows, and his potent doses of humor and hard truth enthralled both the highborn and the humble. — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 Long shamed for being both mixed-race and illegitimate, Dieudonné needs a highborn bride to prove his worth in the court of Louis XVI. — Olivia Waite, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Sawai starred as Toda Mariko, a highborn woman with an important role to play in a brewing civil war among Japan’s ruling council of regents. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for highborn

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Kumari plays Sahibjaan, born in a graveyard to a courtesan who was spurned by her husband’s aristocratic family.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The new European aristocratic romance, which has its world premiere at international TV conference Mipcom tonight, ditches the fairy tale for a more realistic take on an ordinary girl who finds her prince.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
They are fueled by the noble goal of encouraging healthy habits but run the risk of feeling accusatory, rendering the subject unbroachable.

— Will Boyd, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026

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