Nouveau-riche, a term used to describe someone who has recently acquired wealth and is eager to flaunt it, may be seen as distasteful. If you are searching for a suitable synonym for this word, there are a few options. One possibility is parvenu, which denotes someone who has recently risen to a high social status but lacks the refinement associated with it. Another word to use in place of nouveau-riche is arriviste, which means someone who is eager to become successful and gain status by any means necessary. A third option is upstart, which refers to someone who has recently gained power or wealth and acts arrogant as a result.