proletariat | Definition of proletariat

Synonyms and Antonyms of proletariat

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

the Bolsheviks believed that Russia's discontented proletariat made that nation ripe for revolution

Synonyms of proletariat

rabble, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, unwashed

Words Related to proletariat

commoners, commons, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, populace, public, rank and file

bourgeoisie, middle class, working class

Near Antonyms of proletariat

elect, establishment

gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), nobility, peerage

Antonyms of proletariat

A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crust