high life

NOUN

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Synonyms

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde beautiful people cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite haut monde high society in-group jet set privileged class smart set society the Four Hundred the privileged upper crust upper echelon

NOUN

beau monde

Synonyms

WEAK

beautiful people bon ton fashionable society good society haut monde high society smart set society

NOUN

beautiful people

Synonyms

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde café society cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite famous people glamorous people glitterati haut monde high society in-crowd jet set privileged class smart set society society people the in-crowd the privileged the upper class the well-to-do upper crust wealthy people

NOUN

high society

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jet set

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde beautiful people best people café society cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite fashionable society four hundred good society haut monde polite society privileged class right people smart set societe society the Four Hundred the better sorts the privileged upper class upper crust

NOUN

jet set

Synonyms

STRONGEST

high society upper class upper crust

WEAK

beau monde beautiful people café society country-club set cream of society crème de la crème elite fashionable society gentlefolk glitterati haut monde in-crowd leisured class moneyed class polite society privileged class salon smart set the privileged the well-to-do wealthy people

NOUN

upper class

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aristocracy jet set upper crust

WEAK

beau monde beautiful people better sort cream crème de la crème cultured class elite gentry haut monde high society privileged privileged class second estate smart set society the Four Hundred the better sorts the privileged

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And if you’ve never tried the front of the plane, do you see this as your “affordable” entree to the high life?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Among the amenities included in the home are a mini-golf course, a wet bar, a lagoon-style pool, and a movie theater, everything an A-list star could need to live the high life.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

In 2013, Jas Bains was an ambitious young lawyer, enjoying the high life that came with working for an extremely profitable City hedge fund.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

She starred in her own reality show called "Sarah Palin's Alaska" and started living the high life.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

Cruise ships, years ago a symbol of the high life, have become the oceangoing equivalent of the Jersey Shore.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

high life

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