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

The model paired the shoes with a cream button-down Harbison Studio dress paired with statement black opera gloves and a gold clutch. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

The inaugural effort was vanilla ice cream swirled with pistachio cream and bits of Meyer lemon shortbread, but the current iteration infuses hochija tea into the ice cream base with a crunchy black sesame swirl. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

In either event, Potempa says to finish with an anti-frizz spray or cream for a smooth, day-to-night style. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026

Wimbledon remains the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments, steeped in traditions from strawberries and cream to its all-white dress code. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Phrases Containing cream

• cream of the crop
• cream puff