cream

cream

noun

Definition of CREAM

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class <the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists>

Synonyms A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, crème de la crème, elect, fat, flower, illuminati, pick, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust

Related Words establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class; caviar (also caviare); who's who

Near Antonyms commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed