upmarket

adj 1adv 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

far

VERB + UPMARKET

eat, lives

UPMARKET + NOUN

beachside, glamour, neighbourhood, restaurant, restaurants, town

PREP.

from, in, up

ADV.

only, rather

Definitions

adj

Designed for customers with a high income.

Temperatures in the western suburbs of Sydney, far from the upmarket beachside glamour, reached 47C (117F) last week, topping the 44C I experienced there the week before. For reference, if it reached 47C in the middle of the Sahara desert, that would be an unusually hot day.

adv

Towards the more expensive end of the market.

verb

To render or become upmarket.

[…] their flats and shops are upmarketed or pulled down to be replaced by hotels, offices and a privately owned park.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

downmarket

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Temperatures in the western suburbs of Sydney, far from the upmarket beachside glamour, reached 47C (117F) last week, topping the 44C I experienced there the week before. For reference, if it reached

Wiktionary

[…] their flats and shops are upmarketed or pulled down to be replaced by hotels, offices and a privately owned park.

Wiktionary

He lives in an upmarket neighbourhood.

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Tom and Mary only eat in upmarket restaurants.

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They went out for dinner at an upmarket restaurant.

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Alex grew up in an upmarket part of town.

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