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

The theater is reopening just in time for the release of Paramount’s Ebenezer, the studio’s buzzy bet on Johnny Depp’s A-list rehabilitation positioning the actor for a potential Hollywood comeback. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

But when Depp was first jettisoned from Hollywood’s A-list, major studios had begun to tire of his antics. — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

In April, Chastain chopped her signature long, vibrant orange-copper red hair into a chin-length, blunt bob, courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora, whose A-list clientele also includes Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez and Amanda Seyfried. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Lorde, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Steven Colbert are just a few of Brick’s A-list users. — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 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