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
  • United great Paul Scholes, Salford’s chief football advisor, made clear just last week that the club are still chasing something bigger but, for now, the current setup seems just right.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amir Becker, Dream’s chief business and strategy officer, said the way the AI system operated in this latest case was alarming.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of chief
Adjective
  • ActiveCampaign Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Today, perhaps the foremost image of a moderate is that of a centrist on a left-right spectrum.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • Cottonmouths — semiaquatic snakes also known as water moccasins — are in the top three most commonly encountered venomous snakes in Arkansas, Davis said.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of top
Adjective
  • 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
  • Arendt comes most fully alive, though, when Meyer lets her own extravagant, commanding voice carry the story forward.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Experts say the changes mark a shift in approach compared to the more cautious tone under Mojtaba’s father, Ali Khamenei, who was supreme leader until assassinated by Israel at the start of the war.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For many of the 20 million pilgrims attending this year, the killing this year of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family by Israel and the United States is a thundering echo of grave injustice against the Shia Muslims.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • Also, after the first round, each mini-game has a separate metagame, where one or more players have a secret goal to meet without getting caught.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus are the first against Assad or members of his inner circle since the Assad family’s five decades in power came to an end 20 months ago.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of first
Adjective
  • Val Kilmer landed the lead role of Chris Knight almost instantly.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Tomaz Neves-Garcia, PhD, lead author of the study and postdoctoral researcher at the university, emphasized that CO2 is an abundant resource that should be captured and reused.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of lead
Adjective
  • Summer signing Viktor Gyokeres was their most prolific player with 14 goals in the top flight, the second-lowest leading-scorer total of any Premier League champions since 2000.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These conditions now rank as the second leading cause of death worldwide after cardiovascular disease.
    — Aaron Timm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of leading
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“Supereminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supereminent. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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