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Synonyms & Antonyms of cream
(Entry 1 of 2)
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
- the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
Synonyms for cream
- A-list,
- aristocracy,
- best,
- choice,
- corps d'elite,
- crème de la crème,
- elect,
- elite,
- fat,
- flower,
- illuminati,
- pick,
- pink,
- pride,
- priesthood,
- prime,
- royalty,
- upper crust
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cream
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of cream (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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 for cream
Words Related to cream
- beat,
- best,
- clobber,
- conquer,
- crush,
- defeat,
- drub,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- rout,
- scotch,
- skunk,
- subdue,
- surmount,
- thrash,
- trim,
- triumph (over),
- trounce,
- wallop,
- whip,
- win (against)
- blast,
- blow up,
- break,
- cripple,
- damage,
- deface,
- deteriorate,
- disfigure,
- disintegrate,
- dissolve,
- dynamite,
- harm,
- impair,
- injure,
- mangle,
- mar,
- mutilate,
- spoil,
- vitiate
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Antonyms for cream
2
to defeat by a large margin
- the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
Synonyms for cream
Words Related to cream
- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
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“Cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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