Synonyms of elites

elites

noun

plural of elite

as in aristocracies

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elites

Many rebels believed the burden of repaying the public debt fell disproportionately on common people while benefiting elites. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Politicians who promote the distrust of institutions and elites do better under such circumstances. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The Ukrainian leader also suggested that Kyiv's expanding drone attacks would unsettle Russian elites, further undermining Putin's Kremlin. — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Mason has a field day riffing on the absurdities of contemporary academic culture and flagging the divides that separate what are often called coastal elites at the western and eastern edges of the country. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

These ties shaped emerging inequality at this time in the Scythians’ history, and the findings provide the first evidence that Scythian elites were related to each other, researchers reported Friday in the journal Science Advances. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Both of those numbers are better than McDavid’s totals against elites away from Savoie, meaning the rookie winger was more effective than Nugent-Hopkins in the role versus the league’s best. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Geevarghese, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Our Revolution, said progressive candidates are tapping into a sense that elites are benefiting at the expense of ordinary Americans. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026