Synonyms of caste

caste

noun

ˈkast 

as in class

one of the segments of society into which people are grouped

a member of the upper caste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• class
• level
• rank
• gentry
• echelon
• stratum
• folk
• estate
• order
• tier
• layer
• bracket
• status
• family
• hierarchy
• stratification
• grade
• race
• tribe
• grouping
• standing
• clan
• position
• fraternity
• people
• subcaste
• food chain
• place

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caste

Tulu society is organized into several castes and communities, including Billavas, Shivalli Brahmins, Bunts, and Mogaveeras. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

This causes significant dismay among her upper-caste and strictly vegetarian Marwari Hindu family, which calls in a local doctor, and then his wife, the psychologist Shoma Bose. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Leela is a Dalit, the lowest rung of Indian society, yet the man who could have made things right and promoted Leela to her rightful place in the company is Krish (Kapil Talwalkar), who sits upon the highest caste as a Brahmin. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few. — Hilary Gowins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026