supreme

su·preme

adj \sə-ˈprēm, sü-\

Definition of SUPREME

1

: highest in rank or authority <the supreme commander>

2

: highest in degree or quality <supreme endurance in war and in labour — R. W. Emerson>

3

: ultimate, final <the supreme sacrifice>

— su·preme·ly adverb

— su·preme·ness noun

Examples of SUPREME

1. The board has supreme authority over such issues.
2. She has an air of supreme confidence about her.
3. the supreme example of what not to do
4. a problem of supreme importance
5. It's a matter of supreme indifference to her.

Origin of SUPREME

Latin supremus, superl. of superus upper — more at superior

First Known Use: 1513

Related to SUPREME

Synonyms: chief, commanding, first, foremost, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, head, top

Antonyms: last, least

Related Words: high-level, senior; controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory; main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign (also sovran); ascendant (also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost

Near Antonyms: ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary; assistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under

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Rhymes with SUPREME

abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream