dregs of society
- outcastsRejected, excluded people
- scumSurface residue or lowlifes
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
- lowlifesDisreputable, immoral people
- underclassLowest socioeconomic group
gutter · slums · vermin · derelicts · vagrants · wretches · pariahs · undesirables · bottom-feeders · rabble · criminals · addicts · homeless · squalor · poverty · desperation · margins · forgotten
social status and prestige
dregs of societyupper crust
Social elite class
elite · cream of the crop · aristocracy · high society · pillars of society
moral worth and character
dregs of societypillars of society
Esteemed community supporters
salt of the earth · cream of the crop · leading lights · good people
moral/social value judgment
dregs of societypillars of society
Esteemed community supporters
salt of the earth · civic leaders · community leaders · public servants