nonaristocratic

adjective

Definition of nonaristocraticnext
as in plebeian

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonaristocratic
  1. plebeian
  2. lower-class
  3. humble
  4. common
  5. ignoble
  6. lowly
  7. inferior
  8. mean
Adjective
  • Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • This one is about a regular old guy, a hedge knight in the plebeian population of Westeros, just trying to get by in a world that isn't kind to the common and poor.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of plebeian
Adjective
  • But new research is shedding light on what life was like for middle- and lower-class residents.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The franchise centers around a dystopian nation called Panem, where rich and authoritarian leaders force twelve lower-class districts to submit two children to fight in a deadly, and televised, battle every year.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of lower-class
Adjective
  • Apologies Gen Z loves accountability, and this was a big night for the humble apology.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Dolly understood the memory and emotion that can be imbued in even the most humble pieces of clothing.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • Some common laser problems can already be corrected automatically.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Power outlet placement is a common sticking point for electric versions.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of common
Adjective
  • The prizes’ name is a reference to Ignatius (Ig) Nobel—a fictional character said to be a distant cousin of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Prizes are named—and is also a pun on the word ignoble.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Definition of ignoble
Adjective
  • On Sunday, the Sydney Swans — who are second in the AFL — won their penultimate game of the regular season at lowly Essendon, a club based in Melbourne.
    — Michael Bailey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Except the A’s—who, for their part, had finished the month of July with a lowly record of 5–19—won the next game, too.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of lowly
Adjective
  • Gwyn’s, however, who Richard considers to be his inferior, has jettisoned into success and is in the running for a huge literary prize.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Curiously, cobalt was linked with a small rise in amyloid-beta proteins in the inferior temporal cortex.
    — Mike McRae August 31, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of inferior
Adjective
  • England, Wales and Northern Ireland all set records for mean summer temperatures, though Scotland, which was cooler and less dry, tied its sixth warmest summer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Line Islands corals show a similar mean increase but far wider scatter, which the researchers partly attribute to these records’ reliance on oxygen isotopes alone.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of mean
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“Nonaristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonaristocratic. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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