upstart

Examples

• All

• Most of them had served in the Imperial Army and looked upon these upstart communists with considerable suspicion.

  Academic text (1999)

• Finally, a new upstart company showed me the project, and it turned into, obviously, a phenomenon, making over half a billion dollars so far.

  Miss Representation (2011)

• Now some upstart online education providers are making the same promise.

  Academic text (2016)

• "How fitting for the upstart nation of America to demonstrate its practical spirit."

  Academic text (2008)

• It's the result of a partnership with an upstart Nielsen competitor out of Denver called Datalogix.

  Blog text (30)

• They'd again be pushed to the brink of elimination in the conference finals, this time by upstart Vancouver.

  Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

• It's the defending champ Ice Hounds versus Newman's upstart orphan team calling themselves the Zenovators.

  Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (2008)

• The upstart entrepreneur quickly gained popularity with his innovative approach to online retail.

• Despite her talent, the upstart artist struggled to fit into the traditional art community.

• Many established institutions view the upstart organization as a threat to the status quo.

Synonyms

U

up-and-comer

vsupstart

11 6.0

A person who is becoming successful and well known

is regarded negatively for lacking the expected manners

N

nouveau-riche

vsupstart

• Offensive

1 9.1

Typical of a person who recently became rich and shows wealth in a loud, not elegant way

also applies to sudden rises in position as well as to wealth

Antonyms

E

established

4.2

Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time

How Established

aristocrat

38 6.5

insider

169 5.0

parvenu

• Formal

1 9.9

upstart

• Offensive

9 7.2

newcomer

123 1.6

outsider

283 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology