elite

Synonyms

aristocracy, gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, nobility, upper class, upper crust;

Antonyms

proletarians, proletariat;

Near Antonyms

commoners, (the) crowd, (the) masses, peasantry, peonage, (the) people, plebeians, plebs, (the) populace, (the) public, rank and file;

bourgeoisie, middle class, working class;

dregs, (the) herd, (the) mob, rabble, rabblement, riffraff, scum, trash;

Related Words

A-list, beautiful people, café society, Four Hundred (or 400), glitterati, jet set, society;

carriage trade, plutocracy;