status symbol
Wealth display item
A status symbol is an object, possession, or affiliation that signals wealth, success, or social standing.
Cars, watches, handbags, and club memberships often function as status symbols: The sports car was more status symbol than practical transportation.
What counts as a status symbol varies by culture and era—a landline telephone was once impressive; now it suggests the opposite.
Large pleasure vessel
- private jetPersonally owned aircraft
- mansionLarge, stately home
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- Rolls-RoycePremier British automaker
limousine · champagne · caviar · butler · chauffeur · concierge · first class · villa
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- blingShowy expensive jewelry
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
trophy · acquisition · collectible · gadgetry · upgrade · brand loyalty · retail therapy · conspicuous consumption
Reputation commanding admiration
- exclusivityState of being limited
- high societyThe social elite
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
upper crust · pedigree · nobility · socialite · gentry · debutante · country club · boarding school
Abundance of money
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- investment portfolioGrouped financial assets owned
assets · property · jewelry · diamond · gold · art collection · antique · estate
Power to affect others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- titleFormal honorific or name
- corner officePremium workplace for leadership
- executiveSenior organizational leader
entourage · VIP access · board seat · recognition · clout · leadership · command · eminence
Prestigious fashion brand
- haute coutureCustom luxury dressmaking
- runwayPaved path for planes
- couturierCustom clothing designer
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
tailored · fashion week · Birkin bag · Rolex · monogram · logo · limited edition · signature piece
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- private jetPersonally owned aircraft
- mansionLarge, stately home
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
Rolls-Royce · limousine · champagne · caviar · butler · chauffeur · concierge · first class · villa · estate
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- blingShowy expensive jewelry
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
showcase · trophy · acquisition · collectible · gadgetry · upgrade · brand loyalty · retail therapy · conspicuous consumption · nouveau riche
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
- exclusivityState of being limited
- high societyThe social elite
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
aristocracy · upper crust · pedigree · nobility · socialite · gentry · debutante · country club · boarding school · Ivy League
affluence
Abundance of money
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
investment portfolio · assets · property · jewelry · diamond · gold · art collection · antique · estate · trust fund
influence
Power to affect others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- titleFormal honorific or name
- corner officePremium workplace for leadership
executive · entourage · VIP access · board seat · recognition · clout · leadership · command · eminence · hierarchy
designer label
Prestigious fashion brand
- haute coutureCustom luxury dressmaking
- runwayPaved path for planes
- couturierCustom clothing designer
bespoke · tailored · fashion week · Birkin bag · Rolex · monogram · logo · limited edition · signature piece · brand name
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- showing offboasting, bragged, show off, bragging, boasted
- snobberysnob, snobbery, snooty, elitism, snoot
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, social class
- wealthriches, wealth, fortune, affluence, prosperity
- eyewear & visionglasses, eyeglasses, monocle, pince-nez, lorgnette
status symbolnecessity
Indispensable requirement
basic need · essential · staple · commodity · bread and butter
state, symbol, status, symbolize, statute, symbolism, symbolized, symbolizing, symbolically