Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun elite

1 sense of elite

Sense 1
elite, elite group -- (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
       => upper class, upper crust -- (the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy)

Antonyms of adj elite

1 sense of elite

Sense 1
elect, elite -- (selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges")

INDIRECT (VIA selected) -> unselected -- (not selected)

Similarity of adj elite

1 sense of elite

Sense 1
elect, elite -- (selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges")
       => selected (vs. unselected) -- (chosen in preference to another)