EMINENCE Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

eminence

noun

ˈe-mə-nən(t)s

Definition of eminence

as in dominance

the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance the eminence of the Nobel Prize in the field of awards and prizes

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as in hill

an area of high ground the old citadel sits on an eminence with a commanding view of the city

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Recent Examples of eminence But in discharging this function, poets are in danger of slighting another imperative, namely, to redress poetry as poetry, to set it up as its own category, an eminence established and a pressure exercised by distinctly linguistic means. — Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 Many pop stars mellow into stately eminence in middle age, as Madonna (temporarily) did in her late 30s with 1998’s Ray of Light. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 Laura’s existential crisis hinges on if resigning from it might empower her, but with its New York cultural eminence, there’s a whole company of employees waiting to work again, coupled with her role as the family breadwinner. — David Katz, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026 The 2025 Broncos returned to eminence. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eminence

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eminence

Noun

For Arsenal, the game is an opportunity to underline that last season’s success was the beginning of a new period of dominance rather than a one-off achievement.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
But such a move is unlikely to succeed, given the dominance of Biya’s ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dominance

Noun

The students then used a topographical map from the Internet and CNC machine to get the hills exactly right.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The fear is that a spark from an encampment could be whipped by winds and quickly turn into a devastating blaze across Malibu’s fire-prone hills.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

Yet Webb, seemingly unaffected, keeps taking the mound and giving the Giants a chance.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Gerrit Cole had kept Toronto scoreless up to that point, but momentum shifted after the Yankees ace double-clutched and threw soft and wide to second on a potential double play ball back to the mound.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of mound

Noun

The superiority of the German Jews turned out to be nothing but a mirage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Khrushchev’s victory ensured the superiority of party leaders relative to other figures in the state, cementing his own power and giving him control of the regime.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of superiority

Noun

Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge.

— Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
But the prominence accorded to Hiroshima has unintentionally obscured the event that helped force Japan’s surrender.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prominence

Noun

Petviashvili’s repute has grown steadily since her early debut.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Maybe that’s in free agency with Cooper Rush or Joshua Dobbs — the only veterans of any sort of repute still available — or in a trade or waiver claim.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of repute

Noun

Nastassja Martin is a French anthropologist who studies indigenous cultures in Alaska and the Siberian mountains of Kamchatka.

— The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
All of this good fortune heaped a mountain of pressure on Burke, who was then living in Virginia and working as an associate editor at Katie Couric Media, a fast-churning life-style site that traffics primarily in wellness and shopping content.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026