| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A-list | most celebrated or important |
| 2. | accomplished | highly skilled and successful |
| 3. | ace | excellent or top-notch |
| 4. | all-star | made of top performers |
| 5. | aristocratic | noble or socially superior |
| 6. | august | respected and impressive |
| 7. | best | of the highest quality |
| 8. | big-league | of the top level |
| 9. | blue-chip | high-quality and reliable |
| 10. | blue-ribbon | of top quality |
| 11. | brilliant | exceptionally impressive |
| 12. | celebrated | widely praised and famous |
| 13. | chief | highest in rank |
| 14. | commanding | impressively superior |
| 15. | crack | excellent; first-class |
| 16. | crackajack | excellent and impressive |
| 17. | cream | the very best |
| 18. | creme de la creme | the very best people |
| 19. | cutting-edge | highly advanced and leading |
| 20. | deluxe | luxurious and superior |
| 21. | distinguished | notably excellent or eminent |
| 22. | dominant | most powerful or influential |
| 23. | elect | chosen or select |
| 24. | eminent | famous and respected |
| 25. | esteemed | highly respected |
| 26. | exalted | placed at a high level |
| 27. | excellent | extremely good |
| 28. | exceptional | unusually excellent |
| 29. | exclusive | limited to a privileged few |
| 30. | favored | given special advantage |
| 31. | finest | best in quality |
| 32. | first-rate | excellent and superior |
| 33. | first-string | best or leading group |
| 34. | five-star | of the highest standard |
| 35. | foremost | leading or most important |
| 36. | formidable | impressively powerful or skilled |
| 37. | front-rank | among the leading group |
| 38. | genteel | polite and upper-class |
| 39. | grand | impressive and high-status |
| 40. | high society | socially prominent people |
| 41. | high-caliber | of superior ability or quality |
| 42. | high-class | of superior quality or status |
| 43. | high-end | superior and expensive |
| 44. | high-grade | of superior quality |
| 45. | high-level | senior or advanced |
| 46. | high-powered | very influential or capable |
| 47. | high-ranking | holding a senior position |
| 48. | illustrious | famous and highly respected |
| 49. | incomparable | beyond comparison |
| 50. | inner-circle | belonging to a select group |
| 51. | invite-only | open only by invitation |
| 52. | jet-set | wealthy fashionable group |
| 53. | leading | most successful or advanced |
| 54. | lofty | elevated in rank or style |
| 55. | luxury | high-quality and exclusive |
| 56. | magnificent | extremely impressive |
| 57. | majestic | grand and impressive |
| 58. | masterly | showing great skill |
| 59. | matchless | having no equal |
| 60. | noble | of high rank or character |
| 61. | notable | important and distinguished |
| 62. | outstanding | extremely good |
| 63. | patrician | refined and upper-class |
| 64. | peerless | without equal |
| 65. | preeminent | surpassing all others |
| 66. | premier | first in rank or quality |
| 67. | prestigious | having high status |
| 68. | principal | most important or senior |
| 69. | privileged | having special rights |
| 70. | prominent | important and well known |
| 71. | rarefied | exclusive and lofty |
| 72. | refined | elegant and cultured |
| 73. | regal | royal and dignified |
| 74. | renowned | widely admired and famous |
| 75. | royal | fit for a king |
| 76. | select | carefully chosen and superior |
| 77. | sophisticated | highly developed and refined |
| 78. | sovereign | supreme in rank or power |
| 79. | stellar | outstandingly good |
| 80. | superb | of the highest quality |
| 81. | superior | higher in quality or rank |
| 82. | superlative | of the highest kind |
| 83. | supreme | highest in rank or quality |
| 84. | tip-top | of the very best |
| 85. | top dog | the leading one |
| 86. | top-level | at the highest level |
| 87. | top-notch | of the highest quality |
| 88. | top-tier | of the highest level |
| 89. | topflight | of the highest class |
| 90. | towering | greatly superior |
| 91. | unrivaled | better than all others |
| 92. | unsurpassed | not exceeded by any |
| 93. | upper-class | socially superior or wealthy |
| 94. | upper-crust | socially superior or privileged |
| 95. | upper-echelon | belonging to the top level |
| 96. | upper-tier | in the highest level |
| 97. | upscale | high in quality or status |
| 98. | vanguard | leading edge or forefront |
| 99. | virtuoso | highly skilled expert |
| 100. | world-class | of international top quality |