Synonyms of creams

creams 1 of 2

noun

plural of cream

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
• pinks
• aristocracies
• elites
• flowers
• tops
• societies
• royalties
• elect
• qualities
• primes
• choices
• prides
• Halls of Fame
• priesthoods
• fat
• A-lists
• upper crusts
• illuminati
• crème de la crème
• upper classes
• picks
• nobilities
• establishments
• corps d'elite
• caviars
• gentries
• top drawers
• who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• millions
• herds
• multitudes
• commoners
• mobs
• unwasheds
• rank and files
• hoi polloi

creams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cream

1

as in destroys

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

• destroys
• ruins
• demolishes
• wrecks
• shatters
• smashes
• devastates
• damages
• overcomes
• wastes
• ravages
• mars
• totals
• vaporizes
• nukes
• pulverizes
• erodes
• rubs out
• wracks
• extinguishes
• pulls down
• annihilates
• licks
• desolates
• razes
• tears down
• masters
• does in
• cripples
• breaks
• crushes
• decimates
• trims
• whips
• defeats
• kills
• removes
• subdues
• blasts
• bests
• conquers
• dissolves
• harms
• injures
• dynamites
• prevails (over)
• dismantles
• overbears
• routs
• stamps (out)
• spoils
• sacks
• beats
• scotches
• surmounts
• disfigures
• wins (against)
• triumphs (over)
• wallops
• clobbers
• disintegrates
• eradicates
• deteriorates
• overmatches
• washes out
• skunks
• sweeps (away)
• guts
• mutilates
• thrashes
• defaces
• loots
• scours
• undoes
• vitiates
• wears (away)
• plunders
• impairs
• roots (out)
• extirpates
• mangles
• unmakes
• murders
• exterminates
• effaces
• drubs
• pillages
• wipes out
• trounces
• blots out
• obliterates
• blows up
• zaps
• takes down
• cuts down
• expunges
• liquidates
• unbuilds
• mows (down)
• butchers
• snuffs (out)
• dispatches
• vandalizes
• slaughters
• fells
• despoils
• dilapidates
• assassinates
• disassembles
• executes
• slays
• kills off
• trashes
• massacres
• tramples
• takes out
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doctors
• repairs
• builds
• constructs
• sets up
• raises
• fixes
• erects
• rears
• creates
• manufactures
• forms
• produces
• puts up
• patches
• makes
• shapes
• fathers
• institutes
• invents
• fashions
• frames
• constitutes
• reconditions
• mends
• brings about
• assembles
• protects
• establishes
• preserves
• molds
• organizes
• founds
• saves
• revamps
• conserves
• fabricates
• restores
• forges
• reconstructs
• remodels
• rebuilds
• renovates

2

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• whips
• pastes
• waxes
• masters
• overcomes
• dusts
• skins
• tops
• trims
• upsets
• throws
• smokes
• routs
• beats
• buries
• smothers
• shellacs
• blows away
• wallops
• annihilates
• overwhelms
• flattens
• clobbers
• scores
• takes
• thrashes
• skunks
• whomps
• caps
• sweeps
• surpasses
• licks
• conquers
• drubs
• beats the pants off
• snows under
• whops
• destroys
• exceeds
• succeeds
• wipes the floor with
• whups
• dispatches
• runs circles around
• eats alive
• trounces
• tromps
• finishes
• bests
• hurdles
• crushes
• prevails (over)
• overbears
• subdues
• surmounts
• vanquishes
• wins (against)
• transcends
• triumphs (over)
• overtops
• subjugates
• eclipses
• overpowers
• knocks over
• outshines
• excels
• overthrows
• edges (out)
• overmatches
• slaughters
• betters
• flourishes
• outstrips
• worsts
• knocks off
• outdoes
• sinks
• outdistances
• noses out
• upends
• outfights
• breaks
• pips
• aces (out)
• does in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creams

Noun

Pretty early on Europeans became obsessed with skin whitening creams—again, problematic—many of which contained really, really harmful ingredients, also problematic, like lead and mercury. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

Don’t use scouring powders or abrasive creams, or rust removers. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026

This category also encompasses creams or pastes—essentially anything that can be passed through with a butter knife—from common travel necessities like shampoo, face wash, and sunscreen; to toothpaste, hairspray, and even peanut butter. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

The ingredient made its way from Korean dermatology clinics into serums, masks and creams sold worldwide. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Spicules are microscopic, needle-like structures — sourced from marine sponges, silica-rich corals, certain plants or synthesized in a lab — suspended in serums and creams. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Shop the Arvesa retinol cream and see more anti-aging retinol creams below. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 27 July 2026

Testosterone Replacement Therapy, or TRT, is prescription testosterone (using creams, gels or injections). — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Wrinkle-reducing retinol is widely available in creams, gels, and serums at any old drug store. — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Verb

Plus, similar tinted, brightening eye creams below. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 Apr. 2026