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Definitions

in-crowd

[in-kroud] / ˈɪnˌkraʊd /

NOUN

beautiful people

Synonyms

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde café society cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite famous people glamorous people glitterati haut monde high life high society jet set privileged class smart set society society people the in-crowd the privileged the upper class the well-to-do upper crust wealthy people

NOUN

café society

Synonyms

WEAK

beau monde beautiful people cream of society elite fashionable society glitterati haut monde high society jet set right people smart set societe

NOUN

charmed circle

Synonyms

WEAK

closed circle elite fairy ring in-group inner circle magic circle popular crowd

NOUN

crowd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle group lot

STRONG

bunch clique coterie faction posse push set

NOUN

elite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aristocracy celebrity establishment society

STRONG

best choice cream crowd elect fat flower gentility gentry nobility pride prime prize quality top

WEAK

beautiful people blue blood carriage trade country-club set crème de la crème fast lane glitterati high society jet-set main line old money optimacy select upper class upper crust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

proletariat

STRONG

worst

WEAK

commonality low-life lower class ordinary

NOUN

inner circle

Synonyms

WEAK

brain trust brains trust cadre charmed circle cohort in-group infrastructure inside kitchen cabinet we-group

NOUN

jet set

Synonyms

STRONGEST

high society upper class upper crust

WEAK

beau monde beautiful people café society country-club set cream of society crème de la crème elite fashionable society gentlefolk glitterati haut monde high life leisured class moneyed class polite society privileged class salon smart set the privileged the well-to-do wealthy people

Example Sentences

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It’s like being part of the in-crowd for many, except the only barrier to entry is a relatively low monthly fee and perhaps a propensity for movie theater popcorn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

You have to be reminded, I think that all of us do, how much, as a society, we strive to be in the in-crowd.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

Hardly anyone feels like they’re in with the in-crowd.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

Looking back today, what Denise Bombardier recalls most about the exchange is the scathing reception she then got from the Paris literary in-crowd.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2020

He creates an in-crowd people want to join.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2019

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