Definition for Elite:

• The best part; the choicest part, as of society, etc.

Synonyms for Elite:

• adj.

  •best, first-class (adjective)
  • exclusive,
  • cool,
  • selected,
  • gilt-edged,
  • out of sight,
  • top-notch,
  • greatest,
  • tip-top,
  • world-class,
  • super,
  • topflight,
  • elect.
  •choice (adjective)
  • first class,
  • hand-picked.
  •oligarchic (adjective)
  • cliquey.
  •superior (adjective)
  • chosen,
  • zenith,
  • most,
  • crowning,
  • eminent,
  • maximum,
  • superior,
  • uppermost,
  • consummate,
  • foremost,
  • upper,
  • commanding,
  • quintessential,
  • furthermost,
  • leading,
  • predominant,
  • senior,
  • above,
  • sovereign,
  • better,
  • champion,
  • a-1,
  • paramount,
  • chief,
  • ruling,
  • controlling,
  • ascendant,
  • dominant,
  • Headmost,
  • supreme,
  • king,
  • signal,
  • master,
  • furthest.
  •tiptop (adjective)
  • tiptop.

• n.

  •
  • gentry,
  • upper crust,
  • quality.
  •
  • cadre,
  • clutch,
  • clique,
  • cell.
  •
  • wellborn.
  •gentility (noun)
  • ruling class,
  • Optimacy,
  • Gentlefolk.
  •group (noun)
  • elite group.
  •high-class persons (noun)
  • old money,
  • select,
  • crowd,
  • celebrity,
  • nobility,
  • establishment,
  • fast lane,
  • fat,
  • aristocracy,
  • carriage trade.
  •high society (noun)
  • societe,
  • right people,
  • polite society,
  • smart set,
  • best people,
  • cream of society,
  • fashionable society,
  • good society,
  • four hundred,
  • high life.
  •nobility (noun)
  • noblesse.
  •superior (noun)
  • commander,
  • victor,
  • superwoman,
  • champ,
  • boss,
  • premier,
  • prodigy,
  • paragon,
  • prize winner,
  • leader,
  • wonderwoman,
  • exceller,
  • winner,
  • virtuoso,
  • prima donna,
  • star,
  • president,
  • superman.
  •top (noun)
  • summit,
  • cap,
  • tip,
  • crown,
  • peak,
  • crest,
  • roof.
  •upper-class (noun)
  • power elite.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • highborn,
  • patrician,
  • galaxy,
  • blue blood,
  • highbred.
  •
  • aristocratic,
  • thoroughbred,
  • faction.
  •
  • noble.
  •
  • knot.

Paraphrases for Elite:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    elitist.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    elitist.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    elects.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    aristocracy.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    aristocratic, prestigious, outstanding, talented, high-level, select, selected, privileged, preferential, distinguished.
  • Noun, plural
    athletes, Talents, notables, circles, elders, nobles, oligarchs, Noblemen, Dignitaries, Minorities, objects, Classes, artists, lords, groups, leaders.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    elitism, high-level, educated.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    leadership.

Antonyms for Elite:

• adj.

  • best, first-class
    lower-class, worst, low-class, inferior, second-rate, lower, ordinary, poor, bad, common.

• n.

  • high-class persons
    commonality, low-life, lower class, proletariat.
  • Other antonyms:
    peasantry, unselected, herd, dregs, proletarians, unwashed, public, bourgeoisie, hoi polloi, trash, peonage, middle class, masses, working class.

Homophones for Elite:

• eld, elate, eluate, elide, elodea, eyelid, eliot, elute, eolith, elude, eyelet, elated.

Hypernym for Elite:

• n.

  • group
    cream, intelligentsia, bon ton, beau monde, society, nobility, few, aristocracy, chosen, high society, elect, smart set, clerisy, pick.

Hyponym for Elite:

• n.

  • group
    upper class, upper crust.

Meronym for Elite:

• n.

  • group
    technocrat.