All upper crust synonyms
up·per crust
U u adj upper crust
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- cliquish — If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
noun upper crust
- cream of the crop — the best of a group
- high society — society (def 9).
- gentlefolk — persons of good family and breeding.
- nobility — the noble class or the body of nobles in a country.
- main line — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
- a list — a group of desirable or admired people who are welcomed especially in social and professional situations: Hollywood's A list turned out for the Oscars.
- haves — The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots.
- four hundred — the exclusive social set of a city or area.
- aristocracy — The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
- elite — A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth.
- glitterati — The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.
- carriage trade — trade from the wealthy part of society
- monied — moneyed.
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- beautiful people — wealthy, fashionable people of the leisure class
- optimacy — Government by the nobility.
- in-crowd — in-group (def 1).
- a-list — An A-list celebrity is a celebrity who is very famous indeed.
- gentility — good breeding or refinement.