social status
One's societal rank
Social status is a person's position in a hierarchy of prestige, influence, or respect within a group or society.
It may derive from wealth, occupation, education, family background, or achievements.
People signal status through clothing, speech, possessions, and associations.
She married above her social status.
Status anxiety—worry about one's standing relative to others—drives much consumer behavior and social striving.
Favorable opinion of worth
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
- renownWidespread acclaim and recognition
- statureHeight or prestige
respectability · cachet · clout · standing · recognition · honor · dignity · preeminence
Position, physical or social
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- reputePublic standing or esteem
respectability · name · face · honor · dishonor · stigma · infamy · notoriety
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- upper-crustSocial elite class
- jet-setWealthy international travelers
blueblood · patrician · debutante · privileged · exclusive · peerage · titled · wellborn
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
pull · connections · patronage · nepotism · cronyism · kingmaker · power-broker · gatekeeping
Manual laborers as group
- middle-classIntermediate socioeconomic group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- lower-classOf humble social standing
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
white-collar · proletariat · bourgeoisie · underclass · caste · classism · egalitarianism · meritocracy
Ordered position assignment
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- echelonLevel within hierarchy
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
ladder · pyramid · superior · subordinate · outrank · demote · promote · seniority
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
luxury · millionaire · billionaire · inheritance · moneyed · well-off · comfortable · means
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
- renownWidespread acclaim and recognition
stature · respectability · cachet · clout · standing · recognition · honor · dignity · preeminence · veneration
standing
Position, physical or social
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- characterNature, symbol, or role
repute · respectability · name · face · honor · dishonor · stigma · infamy · notoriety · disgrace
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- upper-crustSocial elite class
jet-set · blueblood · patrician · debutante · privileged · exclusive · peerage · titled · wellborn · establishment
authority
Power to enforce obedience
leverage · pull · connections · patronage · nepotism · cronyism · kingmaker · power-broker · gatekeeping · access
working-class
Manual laborers as group
- middle-classIntermediate socioeconomic group
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- lower-classOf humble social standing
blue-collar · white-collar · proletariat · bourgeoisie · underclass · caste · classism · egalitarianism · meritocracy · parvenu
ranking
Ordered position assignment
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- echelonLevel within hierarchy
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
gradation · ladder · pyramid · superior · subordinate · outrank · demote · promote · seniority · deference
affluence
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
opulence · luxury · millionaire · billionaire · inheritance · moneyed · well-off · comfortable · means · plutocracy
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, class
- sociologystratification, norms, class, habitus, deviance
- elite educationboarding schools, prep schools, private schools, international schools, elite schools
- Potlatchpotlatch, feast, feasts, feasting, gifts
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
social statuslow status
Minimal social rank
underclass · poverty · untouchability · destitution · disgrace
social statusintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
true self · soul · character · moral virtue · moral character
social statusanonymity
Unknown identity state
invisibility · obscurity · nonentity · namelessness · facelessness
social, society, status, sociable, constitution, socialism, antisocial, socialist, constitute