dream team
All-star roster assembled
A dream team is an ideal group assembled for a particular purpose—the best possible combination of talent: The law firm put together a dream team for the case.
The term gained prominence from the 1992 U.S.
Olympic basketball team, which featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and other NBA stars.
Now applied to any elite grouping: a dream team of scientists, She assembled a dream team for the startup.
- prosAdvantages or experts
- all-starExceptionally talented performer
- superstarsElite famous performers
- best of the bestSupreme among superiors
- powerhouseSource of great energy
elite · heavy hitters · champions · gold medal · megateam · superteam · talent · starting lineup · excellence · accomplishment · Watchmen · chemistry · Jordan · Titans · X-Men · aces · legacy · victors
- rhyming pairscat hat, true blue, old gold, wild child, sweet treat
- team designationsfirst string, second string, varsity, junior varsity, starting lineup
- teamssquad, sports teams, club teams, teammates, professional teams
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- sports starsall-stars, elite athletes, elite players, MVPs, superstars
- dream phrasesnightmare
dream teamsecond string
Substitute players, not starters
also-rans · ragtag bunch · clown show · amateur hour · incompetents
dream teamunderdogs
Competitors expected to fail
long shots · dark horses · Cinderella team · no-hopers · cellar dwellers
dream teamscraps
Small remaining pieces
leftovers · rejects · castoffs · bench warmers · practice squad
dream, team, dreamy, dreaming, teamwork, dreamer, daydream, dreams, daydreaming