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upwardly mobile

upward mobility
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Definitions of upwardly mobile words

  • noun upwardly mobile See under vertical mobility (def 1). 1
  • adjective upwardly mobile person: moving up in society 1
  • adjective upwardly mobile If you describe someone as upwardly mobile, you mean that they are moving, have moved, or are trying to move to a higher social position. 0
  • adjective upwardly mobile The upwardly mobile are people who are upwardly mobile. 0
  • adjective upwardly mobile (of a person or social group) moving or aspiring to move to a higher social class or to a position of increased status or power 0
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Origin of upwardly mobile

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Upwardly mobile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Upwardly mobile

upwardly mobile popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for upwardly mobile

adjective upwardly mobile

  • mobile — capable of moving or being moved readily.
Just one Synonym for upwardly mobile

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