Synonyms of unwashed

unwashed 1 of 2

adjective

ˌən-ˈwȯsht 

as in low

belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank

a TV producer who knew what the unwashed masses wanted—and unhesitatingly gave it to them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• low
• lumpen
• humble
• plebeian
• proletarian
• lower-class
• lowly
• ignoble
• poor
• vulgar
• low-life
• inferior
• common
• prole
• lowborn
• mean
• bourgeois
• baseborn
• middle-class
• working-class
• plain
• simple
• down-market
• downscale
• déclassé

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aristocratic
• high
• great
• noble
• upper-class
• lofty
• patrician
• gentle
• genteel
• grand
• upper-crust
• highborn
• eminent
• prominent
• blue-blooded
• illustrious
• highbred
• wellborn
• notable

unwashed

2 of 2

noun

as in masses

people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

Aunt Edna was fond of snootily reminding us that we need not take our manners from the great unwashed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masses
• rabble
• populace
• public
• proletariat
• people
• trash
• scum
• riffraff
• rabblement
• dregs
• tagrag and bobtail
• rout
• ragtag and bobtail
• mob
• commoners
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• commons
• millions
• multitude
• plebeians
• bourgeoisie
• rank and file
• working class
• herd
• middle class
• hoi polloi

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elite
• society
• quality
• aristocracy
• gentry
• upper class
• establishment
• elect
• A-list
• upper crust
• nobility
• peerage
• gentlefolk
• gentlefolks

Examples of unwashed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

All items must be unworn, unwashed, in their original condition, and include all tags and hygiene seals. —Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 21 June 2024

See the salaries Arrest records show Marana dad habitually left children in vehicle before toddler died Wrong temperature food, unwashed hands among Phoenix restaurant violations Chandler mother accused of child abuse after toddler tests positive for meth Is there a Mega Millions payout calculator? —Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024

Those who hold elective office, or aspire to, would do well to spend more of their time listening to the great unwashed middle, and way less time pontificating and pandering to the extremists. —For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2024

The key to making beautiful music is unwashed hair. —Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 2024