proletarian

factory-working lower-class middle-class proletariat wage-earning working class

white-collar

modest obscure ordinary simple unassuming unpretentious

base low mean rough unfit

beggarly common commonplace contemptible humdrum ignoble inglorious insignificant little low-born low-ranking lowly meager measly menial miserable paltry petty pitiful plebeian puny scrubby seemly servile severe shabby small sordid trivial uncouth underprivileged undistinguished unimportant unrefined vulgar wretched

bold brave extraordinary presumptuous

honest moral nice noble polite

assertive boasting conceited egotistical insolent luxurious pretentious proud rich showy superior

blue-collar factory-working plebeian wage-earning working-class

humble

average base baseborn cast down common commonplace docile dutiful everyday gentle ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious withdrawing

higher lofty noble pretentious superior

humble miserable petty vulgar

base common hack inferior limited low menial obscure ordinary plebeian

beggarly contemptible down-at-heel déclassé ignoble ineffectual insignificant knavish lowborn lowly mediocre modest paltry pitiful run down scruffy second-class second-rate seedy servile shabby sordid squalid tawdry undistinguished unwashed wretched

rich

abnormal aristocratic elevated extraordinary high honest moral noble superior uncommon

compassionate extreme generous kind nice polite sympathetic unselfish

common low mean ordinary pedestrian

banal coarse conventional humble ignoble lowborn lowly popular traditional uncultivated unrefined unsophisticated unwashed vulgar working-class

abnormal different extraordinary high noble uncommon

aristocratic rich upper-class wealthy

accessible familiar prevalent public rampant ubiquitous universal

accepted adopted approved conventional current demanded embraced general in demand in use ordinary prevailing regnant rife ruling stock widespread

limited particular uncommon

different unusual

average base baseborn cast down common commonplace declassed docile dutiful everyday gentle humble ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious vulgar withdrawing

blue collar

common laborer employee factory worker hand industrial worker laborer lunch-bucket worker member of the working class nonoffice worker working stiff workingman workingwoman

commonalty commoner peasant pleb plebe

common people person in the street rank and file

aristocrat noble patrician rich wealthy

lower class

commoners peasant

blue-collar workers common people hoi polloi plebians rank and file working stiff

employee laborer staff

artisan breadwinner craftsperson hand help operative serf stiff toiler tradesperson

blue collar company person nine-to-fiver wage earner white collar working person working stiff