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supereminent

adjective

ˌsü-pər-ˈe-mə-nənt How to pronounce supereminent (audio)
Definition of supereminentnext
as in chief
highest in rank or authority the supereminent authority in the field of Shakespearean scholarship

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supereminent
  1. chief
  2. foremost
  3. top
  4. commanding
  5. supreme
  6. first
  7. lead
  8. leading
Adjective
  • Earlier that month, Greg Rogers, chief fiscal officer for the Education Department, said the department waited before requesting additional funds to determine how many students would actually use the accounts they were approved to receive.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As with EVs, Chinese trucks are increasingly technologically advanced, says Thomas Fabian, chief commercial vehicles officer at the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of chief
Adjective
  • Making the roster more functional will be the foremost objective for whomever Crane chooses to replace Brown.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • European energy companies have also proved resilient despite a tumultuous twelve months, with Shell, Glencore, BP and TotalEnergies occupying the rest of the top five spots.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This preseason, most analysts expected the Ducks to be one of the top few teams in the country.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of top
Adjective
  • Kirkwood had a commanding lead before Palou's spin caused a caution.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Adrián Marín set up the play with his pass to Tiago as Orlando took what seemed to be a commanding lead in the second half.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Princess vacations offer supreme ease of travel, eliminating the inconvenience of changing hotels and navigating transportation between cities.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The 56-year-old Khamenei has not been seen in public, or even appeared in video or audio, since Israeli strikes killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had been Iran’s supreme leader for some 37 years.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • Atkinson won the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The first operation, in June, led authorities to a box truck carrying some 2,000 animals, a mix of reptiles, fish and invertebrates that were being smuggled for sale on the black market.
    — John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of first
Adjective
  • Elsinore The drumbeat heading into Toronto was all about Andrew Scott’s lead performance as the actor Ian Charleson.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Miley has been doing this for long enough to know what kind of lead single will get an album off the ground.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lead
Adjective
  • Founded in 1979, El-Funoun is one of Palestine's leading traditional dance companies, will present a free Dabke dance workshop to close out the festival.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Billed as a workplace comedy, The Varnell Hill Show marks Davidson’s first turn as a bona fide leading man.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of leading
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“Supereminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supereminent. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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