CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

crème de la crème

noun

ˈkrem-də-lä-ˈkrem

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class a list of titles that represents the crème de la crème of the multitude of books published over the past year

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Recent Examples of crème de la crème CalArts has always been there and is still the creme de la creme. — Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 Paris is a hotel city—there's no shortage of good ones—but the Hotel George V is the creme de la creme. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2025 Every year, the world’s leading rum experts gather to taste through the creme de la creme of the rum world. — Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 The brand’s debut property in the Mexican Caribbean has received high praise in its first year, establishing itself as the creme de la creme of Tulum stays. — Dania Lucero Ortiz, Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for crème de la crème

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Noun

Benton had career bests in tackles (51), tackles for loss (6) and sacks (5 1/2) while helping the Steelers to the AFC North title.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
With the three-row Kia Sorento, the Hyundai Palisade retains the South Korean brands’ 10-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty, both segment and industry bests.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of best

Noun

Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026

Definition of upper crust

Noun

There’s a nobility in providing some fan service to help immerse Oasis devotees who could not afford the outrageous ticket prices to attend the tour.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Working as a portraitist, she was commissioned by university scholars and local nobility in Bologna, the Italian city where she was born.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of nobility

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As The Athletic detailed here, the Clippers’ chance at taking the arbitration route was eliminated by the National Basketball Players Association’s choice to agree with the NBA on the ruling.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Price controls don't make scarce goods abundant, risky loans safe or bad choices cost-free.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of choice

Noun

An agreement paramount to Idaho dairy Idaho’s dairy industry may see the biggest impacts from the Canadian tariffs, which will target milk, cream and whey at 50%, and cheese at 25%.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
The portable, retractable cream stick delivers warmth and definition rather than a wash of color, blending easily across the cheekbones, temples, and other areas where the sun naturally hits.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cream

Noun

Researchers need to establish what remains in the purified water and whether those substances could affect drug quality or patient safety.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
As the pair chase show jumping immortality this weekend, those are the qualities that will be needed to make history.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of quality

Noun

Her humdrum life gives way to beach bonfires at sunset (lensed by Tudor Vladimir Panduru and Fabian Gamper in stunning dusky blues and pinks) and skinny-dipping in the river.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
The lamp is available in 26 different color options for the base and top and spans from vivid neon yellow to mellow pink.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

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