upwardly mobile
English
Adjective
upwardly
mobile
(
comparative
more
upwardly mobile
,
superlative
most
upwardly mobile
)
Likely to
advance
in
economic
or
social
standing
.
Synonyms
bourgeois
Derived terms
yumpie
Related terms
economic mobility
social mobility
upward mobility
See also
bourgeoisification
corporate ladder
embourgeoisement
social climber
social ladder