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

It’s filled with unique flavors that let your recipient try something new, like white chocolate, birthday cake, red velvet, strawberries and cream, and more. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026

Adding the butter before the warm milk and cream coats the potato starches in fat, helping the mash stay smooth and creamy even after refrigeration. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

In a mixer bowl, beat the butter, margarine, and cream cheese at high speed for 5 minutes until fully creamed. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

This rule is evident when thinking about clothing items such as cozy white sweaters and cream corduroy pants during fall and winter. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing cream

• cream of the crop
• cream puff