Synonyms for pre-eminent

Most common

leading · superior · paramount · supereminent

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Adjective

Antonyms

inferior

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.

Related words

Other spellings

preeminent preëminent

Example sentences

• leading Tahar Djaout was one of Algeria's leading authors.
• superior Your people know that I have a superior intellect.
• paramount I'll be there seeing Dream Theater at the Paramount.

By length

7 letters

leading²

8 letters

superior⁴

9 letters

paramount³

12 letters

supereminent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leading² = 2 syllables).