Antonyms for uptown
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adverb, noun uhp-toun; adjective uhp-toun |
| Phonetic Transcription : adverb, noun ˈʌpˈtaʊn; adjective ˈʌpˌtaʊn |
- bland
- calm
- crude
- depleted
- destitute
- disadvantageous
- dowdy
- dull
- easy
- enchanted
- encouraged
- enthusiastic
- excited
- failing
- homely
- hopeless
- immaterial
- impoverished
- inelegant
- inexperienced
- inferior
- kind
- lacking
- losing
- low
- moderate
- modest
- naive
- needy
- offensive
- old
- old-fashioned
- otherworldly
- plain
- poor
- quiet
- religious
- repulsive
- reserved
- rough
- serious
- simple
- slow
- stupid
- tasteful
- tasteless
- ugly
- unattractive
- uncool
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unfashionable
- ungroomed
- unhappy
- unintelligent
- unpolished
- unpromising
- unprosperous
- unrefined
- unsophisticated
- unstylish
- unsuccessful
- upset
- wanting
- weak
- worn
Definition of uptown
Origin :- 1802, "the higher or upper portion of a town," from up + town. As this usually was the residential portion of a town (especially a port) the word had overtones of that. Specific meaning "more prosperous area of town" is recorded from 1946.
- As in moneyed : adj rich
- As in ostentatious : adj flashy, showy
- As in prosperous : adj successful, thriving
- As in rich : adj having a lot of money
- As in snazzy : adj stylish
- As in sophisticated : adj cosmopolitan, cultured
- As in spiffy : adj stylish
- As in stylish : adj fashionable
- As in tasteful : adj nice, refined
- As in worldly : adj sophisticated, materialistic
- As in classy : adj stylish, having panache
- Say, Stilly, I'm off uptown to attend to the emptiness in this stone utensil.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- This resolution coloured his reverie throughout the uptown journey.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- His presence, and that of Mrs. Morton, at the uptown hotel, was known.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- I locked the study door, went back to my roadster, and headed her uptown.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- So Helen left for uptown with her bundles, wearing her new suit and hat.
- Extract from : « The Girl from Sunset Ranch » by Amy Bell Marlowe
- But if you want to get uptown, the street cars is four blocks yan.
- Extract from : « The Young Alaskans on the Missouri » by Emerson Hough
- "Move upstairs more likely than uptown," replied that lady regretfully.
- Extract from : « The Music Master » by Charles Klein
- Crosstown, uptown, and downtown you may move without seeing her.
- Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
- And I am bound to admit that the stables of my uptown place are fitted with marble.'
- Extract from : « The Grand Babylon Hotel » by Arnold Bennett
- His father came in from uptown at last, and asked: "Has Pony come in?"
- Extract from : « Boy Life » by William Dean Howells
Synonyms for uptown
- a la mode
- adult
- aesthetically pleasing
- affluent
- artificial
- artistic
- attractive
- avaricious
- beautiful
- been around
- blasé
- bloated
- blooming
- boastful
- booming
- bored
- callous
- charming
- chaste
- chic
- chichi
- citified
- classical
- classy
- comfortable
- conspicuous
- cool
- cosmopolitan
- couth
- covetous
- crass
- cultivated
- cultured
- cynical
- dandy
- dap
- dapper
- dashing
- delectable
- delicate
- discriminating
- disenchanted
- disillusioned
- doing well
- dressed to kill
- dressed to the teeth
- dressy
- easy
- egotistic
- elegant
- esthetic
- exclusive
- exhibitionistic
- experienced
- exquisite
- extravagant
- fashionable
- fastidious
- fat
- fat-cat
- filthy rich
- fine
- flamboyant
- flashy
- flatulent
- flaunted
- flourishing
- flush
- fly
- fortunate
- fussy
- garish
- gaudy
- gay
- gilded
- glittery
- graceful
- grandiose
- grasping
- gratifying
- greedy
- groovy
- halcyon
- handsome
- hardened
- harmonious
- high-class
- highfaluting
- in
- in clover
- in fashion
- in good taste
- in the know
- in the mainstream
- in the money
- in vogue
- independent
- into
- jaded
- jaunty
- jazzy
- jet-set
- knowing
- laid-back
- latest
- leisure-class
- loaded
- loud
- lousy rich
- lucky
- made of money
- main-line
- mature
- mod
- modernistic
- modish
- mondaine
- money to burn
- moneyed
- new
- nifty
- now
- obtrusive
- on to
- on top of heap
- opportunistic
- opulent
- ostentatious
- palmy
- peacocky
- pleasing
- plush
- polished
- pompous
- posh
- power-loving
- practical
- practiced
- precise
- pretentious
- propertied
- prospering
- prosperous
- pure
- quiet
- rakish
- refined
- restrained
- rich
- ritzy
- roaring
- robust
- rolling in it
- sassy
- savory
- schooled
- seasoned
- select
- self-centered
- selfish
- sharp
- showy
- sitting pretty
- skeptical
- sleek
- slick
- smart
- smooth
- snappy
- snazzy
- snug
- sophisticated
- spectacular
- spiffy
- splashy
- splendiferous
- splurgy
- sporty
- stagy
- streetwise
- studied
- stunning
- stylish
- suave
- subdued
- substantial
- superior
- svelte
- swank
- swanky
- swell
- swimming
- switched on
- tasty
- theatrical
- tinsel
- tony
- trendy
- unaffected
- unobtrusive
- unprincipled
- up-to-date
- upper-class
- upscale
- uptown
- urbane
- vain
- voguish
- vulgar
- wealthy
- well
- well provided for
- well-bred
- well-heeled
- well-off
- well-to-do
- wise to
- wised up
- with it
- world-weary
- worldly
- worldly wise
- worth a million
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