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elite
adjective as in best, first-class
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aristocratic, gilt-edged, greatest, select, selected, tiptop, top-drawer, top-notch, topflight, upper-class, world-class
noun as in high-class persons
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Strong matches
best, choice, cream, crowd, elect, fat, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, pride, prime, prize, quality, top
Weak matches
beautiful people, blue blood, carriage trade, country-club set, crème de la crème, fast lane, glitterati, high society, in-crowd, jet-set, main line, old money, optimacy, select, upper class, upper crust
Example Sentences
The elite wheelchair race begins at 10:20 BST, followed by elite women at 10:25, the visually impaired race at 10:27 and elite men and masses at 10:50.
When Paetongtarn became the PM, it was seen as a comeback for the family - but her dismissal suggests they have again lost favour with the conservative-royalist elite.
Many ordinary Indonesians criticize the government for primarily serving the interests of the wealthy elite even as youth unemployment soars and wages stagnate.
At the same time, once you know the basic premise of the show — it’s an elite military police procedural — it’s not hard to figure out where you are, wherever you drop in.
The state still provides ample opportunities for technological and financial elites but leaves behind a broad spectrum of the middle and working classes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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