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
  • Toward the middle, chief housekeepers can earn between $4,000 and $7,000 monthly, while executive chefs can make $5,000 to $9,000.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Major Garrett, the network’s chief Washington correspondent, will also have a contributor role.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of chief
Adjective
  • Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.
    — Krutarth Shah, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Some of the world’s foremost experts in TND and vaccine evaluation are at the CDC.
    — Ben Lopman, STAT, 2 July 2026
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • Quietly near the top As of Tuesday, July 7, Hicks ranked among the National League’s top 20 in batting average, RBI and on-base percentage.
    — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Skeptics doubt the model scales to studio budgets, and some top creators are rejecting Hollywood deals entirely, choosing to release original work directly on YouTube.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of top
Adjective
  • Edwards, who had been the commanding officer of HSC-5 since July 2025, was posthumously promoted to captain, the Navy said in a statement.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • And beyond all the light and magic of their goals, this was just a very commanding team performance.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes in late February, was Iran’s second and longest serving supreme leader.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Follow the latest as Iran mourns its supreme leader for a third day.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • The Kings led 28-22 at the end of the first quarter and carried a 55-48 advantage into the halftime break.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of first
Adjective
  • Eva Weiss is the lead Holocaust care manager and community education specialist for the Holocaust Assistance Program at Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service in West Palm Beach.
    — Eva Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The actor, writer and director was honored with the fest’s President’s Award before a screening of The Double, directed by Richard Ayoade, in which Eisenberg plays the lead role.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
Definition of lead
Adjective
  • Monday’s game will not be easy, especially without Balogun, Team USA’s leading scorer, who will miss the match while serving his red card suspension.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Even among leading manufacturers, productivity still trails human workers.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of leading
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“Supereminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supereminent. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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