Synonyms of supreme

supreme

adjective

sə-ˈprēm 

1

as in chief

highest in rank or authority

the supreme commander of the multinational force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chief
• presiding
• commanding
• foremost
• top
• primary
• leading
• high
• lead
• principal
• senior
• first
• prime
• premier
• head
• in charge
• preeminent
• main
• supereminent
• high-level
• predominant
• paramount
• major
• supervisory
• reigning
• sovereign
• dominant
• superior
• ruling
• controlling
• overseeing
• managing
• upper
• regnant
• topmost
• directing
• predominate
• ascendant
• uppermost
• officiating
• upmost
• grand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• second
• less
• lower
• last
• lesser
• subordinate
• secondary
• inferior
• ancillary
• lowly
• subsidiary
• assistant
• junior
• under
• assisting
• deputy
• coadjutor

2

as in highest

coming before all others in importance

in our house, watching baseball reigns supreme as the activity of choice on summer evenings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highest
• greatest
• main
• primary
• foremost
• predominant
• dominant
• chief
• big
• leading
• first
• principal
• central
• key
• paramount
• sovereign
• great
• cardinal
• overriding
• premier
• primal
• master
• overbearing
• prior
• capital
• preeminent
• number one
• overmastering
• outstanding
• distinguished
• top
• grand
• eminent
• superior
• major
• illustrious
• senior
• notable
• arch
• important
• stellar
• unparalleled
• prestigious
• noteworthy
• high-level
• incomparable
• numero uno
• mighty
• signal
• unequaled
• influential
• star
• unsurpassed
• noble
• momentous
• matchless
• renowned
• significant
• famed
• famous
• celebrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• last
• minor
• slight
• insignificant
• negligible
• unimportant
• trivial
• subordinate
• secondary
• inferior
• inconsiderable
• inconsequential
• collateral
• trifling
• subsidiary

3

as in maximum

of the greatest or highest degree or quantity

considers a letter of gratitude from a former student the supreme reward for his years of teaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maximum
• utmost
• ultimate
• most
• paramount
• uttermost
• max
• last
• largest
• nth
• consummate
• outside
• top
• unparalleled
• biggest
• unrivaled
• unequaled
• unsurpassed
• unmatched
• uppermost
• topmost
• hugest
• upmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• minimum
• minimal
• slightest
• smallest
• lowest
• tiniest
• minutest
• littlest
• fewest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supreme

Volumes of tax cases can be cited for the proposition that the defendant’s intent in making the settlement payment, as evidenced by the wording of the settlement agreement, is of supreme importance. — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The king’s role harkens back to a time when the monarch exercised supreme power and chose a prime minister to run the government. — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 20 July 2026

For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

And so the idea is that under the Constitution’s supremacy clause, federal law is the supreme law of the land. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Phrases Containing supreme

• Supreme Being
• supreme court