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elite

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Synonyms and Antonyms of elite

1 individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools

Synonyms of elite

A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, crème de la crème, elect, fat, flower, illuminati, pick, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust

Words Related to elite

establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class

caviar (also caviare)

Phrases Synonymous with elite

cream of the crop, Hall of Fame

Near Antonyms of elite

commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed

2 the highest class in a society

the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth

Synonyms of elite

aristocracy, gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, upper class, upper crust

Words Related to elite

A-list, beau monde, beautiful people, café society, Four Hundred (or 400), glitterati, haut monde (also haute monde), jet set, society

carriage trade, plutocracy

Near Antonyms of elite

commoners, (the) crowd, (the) masses, peasantry, peonage, (the) people, plebeians, plebs, (the) populace, (the) public, rank and file

bourgeoisie, middle class, working class

dregs, (the) herd, (the) mob, rabble, rabblement, riffraff, scum, trash

Antonyms of elite

proletarians, proletariat

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