posher
Higher on elegance
Posher is the comparative form of posh—more elegant, upscale, or upper-class: The restaurant was posher than I expected.
Each neighborhood we passed through seemed posher than the last.
The word carries the same slightly ironic or aspirational tone as posh itself.
Ostentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
swanky · ritzy · palatial · decadent · ornate · gilded · velvet · silk
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
genteel · urbane · suave · debonair · classy · chic · stylish · dapper
Disdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
highfalutin · toffee-nosed · stuck-up · uppity · snooty · snobby · nose-in-the-air · disdainful
Of hereditary nobility
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- well-heeledHaving considerable money
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
affluent · wealthy · elite · exclusive · landed · titled · establishment · Oxbridge
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
extravagant · swanky · ritzy · palatial · decadent · ornate · gilded · velvet · silk · splendid
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
tasteful · genteel · urbane · suave · debonair · classy · chic · stylish · dapper · graceful
haughty
Disdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
hoity-toity · highfalutin · toffee-nosed · stuck-up · uppity · snooty · snobby · nose-in-the-air · disdainful · patronizing
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- well-heeledHaving considerable money
moneyed · affluent · wealthy · elite · exclusive · landed · titled · establishment · Oxbridge
posherdownmarket
Inferior quality, low price
poorer · working class · lower class · lower-class · underprivileged
- pish poshExclamation dismissing something trivial
- posh accentElite-sounding speech pattern