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
• wreck
• shatter
• smash
• overcome
• devastate
• damage
• waste
• pull down
• tear down
• total
• rub out
• desolate
• pulverize
• vaporize
• extinguish
• annihilate
• erode
• mar
• scotch
• decimate
• lick
• raze
• best
• nuke
• whip
• remove
• crush
• break
• trim
• ravage
• do in
• wrack
• cripple
• kill
• defeat
• prevail (over)
• master
• subdue
• dismantle
• blast
• conquer
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• sack
• dynamite
• dissolve
• injure
• harm
• wash out
• wear (away)
• spoil
• beat
• blow up
• eradicate
• wipe out
• disintegrate
• take down
• sweep (away)
• rout
• deteriorate
• thrash
• blot out
• surmount
• cut down
• scour
• impair
• skunk
• disfigure
• stamp (out)
• clobber
• drub
• undo
• plunder
• wallop
• gut
• deface
• mutilate
• overbear
• loot
• slaughter
• mow (down)
• exterminate
• fell
• assassinate
• havoc
• obliterate
• efface
• root (out)
• mangle
• unmake
• vitiate
• butcher
• extirpate
• overmatch
• liquidate
• kill off
• take out
• murder
• trounce
• snuff (out)
• zap
• pillage
• trash
• disassemble
• expunge
• execute
• dispatch
• slay
• massacre
• 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
• bomb
• wax
• overcome
• top
• trim
• paste
• dust
• master
• blow away
• smoke
• beat
• upset
• throw
• bury
• smother
• flatten
• shellac
• rout
• annihilate
• thrash
• take
• snow under
• overwhelm
• skunk
• whop
• beat the pants off
• clobber
• eat alive
• drub
• score
• wallop
• whomp
• wipe the floor with
• cap
• sweep
• whup
• lick
• conquer
• best
• destroy
• run circles around
• trounce
• worst
• exceed
• better
• surpass
• succeed
• prevail (over)
• dispatch
• crush
• finish
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• 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
• break
• sink
• upend
• nose out
• pip
• outdistance
• outfight
• do in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cream

Noun

A touch of cream and Parmesan gives it a savory richness that’s perfect for chilly nights. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026

The queen donned a turquoise chiffon dress for the event and was photographed holding a cream hat. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Verb

Besides lily of the valley, Sperling’s bouquet also had the traditional myrtle, alongside white and cream sweet peas, astilbe, and jasmine. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 June 2026

That can result in dry pockets of flour in the finished baked good and, in the case of creaming butter and sugar, flat or greasy cakes or cookies. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026

Phrases Containing cream

• cream of the crop
• cream puff