Synonyms of cream

cream 1 of 2

noun

ˈkrēm 

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• best
• aristocracy
• top
• flower
• pink
• elite
• cream of the crop
• royalty
• fat
• elect
• society
• priesthood
• Hall of Fame
• choice
• upper crust
• pride
• prime
• crème de la crème
• A-list
• illuminati
• quality
• corps d'elite
• establishment
• pick
• caviar
• upper class
• nobility
• top drawer
• gentry
• who's who

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• herd
• millions
• mob
• rank and file
• multitude
• commoners
• unwashed
• hoi polloi

cream

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verb

1

as in to destroy

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• ruin
• demolish
• shatter
• wreck
• smash
• overcome
• devastate
• damage
• waste
• pull down
• tear down
• total
• rub out
• desolate
• pulverize
• vaporize
• extinguish
• annihilate
• scotch
• erode
• decimate
• mar
• raze
• best
• lick
• nuke
• whip
• trim
• break
• crush
• remove
• do in
• ravage
• wrack
• kill
• cripple
• defeat
• prevail (over)
• master
• subdue
• dismantle
• triumph (over)
• conquer
• win (against)
• dynamite
• blast
• dissolve
• sack
• harm
• wash out
• injure
• wear (away)
• spoil
• blow up
• beat
• wipe out
• eradicate
• take down
• disintegrate
• sweep (away)
• rout
• thrash
• deteriorate
• blot out
• cut down
• surmount
• scour
• impair
• skunk
• disfigure
• stamp (out)
• clobber
• drub
• undo
• wallop
• plunder
• gut
• deface
• mutilate
• overbear
• loot
• mow (down)
• exterminate
• slaughter
• obliterate
• havoc
• efface
• fell
• root (out)
• assassinate
• mangle
• unmake
• vitiate
• butcher
• extirpate
• overmatch
• liquidate
• kill off
• take out
• trounce
• snuff (out)
• zap
• murder
• pillage
• trash
• disassemble
• expunge
• execute
• dispatch
• massacre
• slay
• trample
• dilapidate
• despoil
• vandalize
• unbuild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set up
• build
• patch
• put up
• construct
• erect
• repair
• raise
• create
• rear
• fix
• form
• produce
• make
• found
• shape
• mend
• manufacture
• frame
• mold
• bring about
• fashion
• assemble
• invent
• doctor
• institute
• protect
• constitute
• establish
• organize
• preserve
• save
• revamp
• forge
• conserve
• recondition
• fabricate
• restore
• rebuild
• father
• reconstruct
• renovate
• remodel

2

as in to whip

to defeat by a large margin

the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whip
• skin
• wax
• bomb
• overcome
• trim
• top
• dust
• paste
• master
• blow away
• smoke
• beat
• upset
• bury
• throw
• smother
• flatten
• shellac
• rout
• annihilate
• thrash
• snow under
• take
• skunk
• whop
• overwhelm
• beat the pants off
• clobber
• eat alive
• drub
• wallop
• whomp
• wipe the floor with
• score
• whup
• lick
• sweep
• best
• cap
• conquer
• destroy
• run circles around
• trounce
• worst
• better
• exceed
• surpass
• prevail (over)
• succeed
• dispatch
• crush
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• finish
• tromp
• subdue
• overtop
• subjugate
• vanquish
• knock over
• slaughter
• surmount
• overthrow
• hurdle
• overpower
• knock off
• excel
• eclipse
• ace (out)
• transcend
• outshine
• outdo
• edge (out)
• overbear
• flourish
• overmatch
• outstrip
• sink
• break
• upend
• nose out
• pip
• outdistance
• outfight
• do in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cream

Noun

Brown and cream have a longer shelf life and will continue to be relevant no matter the season or year. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2026

Like Travolta, who covered his bald head with his now-signature beret for the first time, Delevingne topped her bald cap with a jaunty cream beret and added a pair of round glasses. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

Pair it with taupe, mushroom, or cream for contrast that never feels harsh. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026

How does the milk or cream in our coffee affect our blood sugar, and how much of it is too much in a cup of coffee? — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing cream

• cream of the crop
• cream puff