SUPREMO Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

supremo

noun

Definition of supremo

chiefly British

as in honcho

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Recent Examples of supremo Several notable personalities and even politicians, including Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav and Trinamool Congress members Mahua Moitra and Kirti Azad, have endorsed the parody account and the associated movement. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May 2026 Former Fremantle and Storyville docs supremo Mandy Chang has joined the UK’s Documentary Film Council (DFC) as its first-ever CEO. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026 One of Horner’s old Highland Terriers was called Flavio, the other being Bernie, after former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025 The 94-year-old F1 supremo has hinted at the reason that likely paved the way to Horner's abrupt Red Bull exit on Wednesday. — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for supremo

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Noun

The Netflix honcho had met with HBO chief Casey Bloys multiple times this year, including a very public one at Superba, the airy restaurant on Sunset near the Netflix offices that also serves as the streamer’s unofficial commissary.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the courtroom to witness the disgraced Hollywood honcho’s #MeToo reckoning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of honcho

Noun

Once upon a time, Georgia-Florida was an annual heavyweight fight, two proud programs trading punches and championships while their fans traded insults and cocktails in Jacksonville.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
Since taking office, Mamdani has named Diya Vij, an arts-organizations veteran, to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs, and assembled a slew of heavyweights to serve on his Committee on Arts and Culture.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

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The jewels date back to Sofía’s 1962 wedding to the future King Juan Carlos, with the wider suite gifted by Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos and the matching earrings reportedly presented by her mother, Queen Frederica of Greece.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
The tour takes guests through the Gilded Age mansion, built in 1904 for furniture magnate Amos Rhodes.

— Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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The second find consists of part of a statue of a royal personage along with its head, which was adorned with the striped cloth associated with ancient Egyptian rulers.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
One plays on the name of the crew’s hangout, Hamburger Hamlet, drawing Murphy-ish parallels between the characters and Shakespeare’s tragic personages that are so overwrought, they can’t be salvaged by self-awareness.

— Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of personage

Noun

The biggies include Amazon , Microsoft , and Alp habet, as well as Boeing and Starbucks .

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
With the festivals in Telluride, Breckenridge and Crested Butte behind us, and biggies like the Denver Film Festival yet to come, there are plenty to explore, so here’s our handy guide.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of biggie

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Patrick Stewart‘s former co-stars and fellow Hollywood notables and executives are paying tribute to the sci-fi icon following his death at age 86.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
The cultural notables in the room — including painters Richard Nugent and Romare Bearden, poet Arna Bontemps and theater impresario Abram Hill — speak up for art as the Renaissance’s engine, remembering gifted colleagues no longer around.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of notable

Noun

Passes, including single-day and four-day GA, GA Plus, VIP, Rock Royalty and Columbus Owners Club packages are on sale now, with layaway options starting at $1.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2026
Introducing the Celebrity Recipe Box, packed with hundreds of our best recipes from the biggest stars in entertainment, sports and the culinary world — all available with PEOPLE VIP.

— Naki Franklin, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026

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