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

Its most expensive is the piña colada (rum, pineapple, lime, cinnamon syrup and coconut cream) for $14. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

But the version most associated with Johnny’s Vets Club has cream in the sauce. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Thick slices of day-old brioche soak up a rich vanilla custard of eggs, milk, and cream before being pan-fried in butter until crisp and deep golden outside, while staying tender and custardy within. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Garczynski says to try neutrals like warm white or cream with limestone or taupe, as these hide dirt better and still play into nostalgia. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing cream

• cream of the crop
• cream puff