Synonyms for underclass
ˈʌn dərˌklæs, -ˌklɑsun·der·class

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1. lower class, underclassadjective

   the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

   Synonyms:
   lower class

   Antonyms:
   privileged

2. underclass(a)adjective

   belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum

   "underclass mothers and children"

   Antonyms:
   privileged

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1. List of paraphrases for "underclass":

   subclass, sub-class

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1. Steven Thrasher:

   The Viral Underclass've been giving away vaccines.

2. Ylva Johansson:

   It is a massive decline, we're creating a whole new underclass. And it will be totally on the margins of society with no right to pensions, maternity leave or anything.

3. Douglas Macgregor:

   They feel entitled, and when the food stamps stop, when the free services end, when the heating bills aren't paid and the heating doesn't come through in many of these large cities — Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles — this underclass that resides in these places, I think could become very violent.

4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   **(C)(P)- IN JAMAICA AND OTHER PLACES LIKE IT, THE POOR, UNDERCLASS, THE UNWARY ARE DECEIVED INTO THINKING THAT THE RICH -MUST BE GOOD PEOPLE TO BE RICH-WHILE THOSE WHO ARE POOR MUST BE THE EVIL ONES. THIS IS JUST HOW MUCH THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVED. THEY END UP HATING THEMSELVES IN THE PROCESS.