A-list

noun

ˈā-ˌlist 

: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence

A-list adjective

A-list movies

A-list celebrities

A-lister

ˈā-ˌli-stər 

noun

Hollywood A-listers

Synonyms of A-list

• elite
• aristocracy
• best
• top
• royalty
• prime
• elect

Examples of A-list in a Sentence

the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars

Recent Examples on the Web

Such was the question the celebrity barber — whose A-list client roster reads like a top-100 list, from Barack Obama to Tom Brady — asked himself when the country went into lockdown six years ago. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Most A-list cover stories these days hinge on a conversation conducted over a single meal. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

While there was no official Vogue World after-party, leave it to the A-list stars to find where the best (and most glamorous) bashes were happening. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

In previous years, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Bad Bunny, Katy Perry, Ciara, Maluma and more A-list musicians have walked the Vogue World runway. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for A-list

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist