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 masked hero pops a power-inhibitor gadget on Jean, allowing Damage Control honcho Bill Metzger (Tramell Tillman) to capture her.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
What ensued was a jazzy, loose homage to the album that transformed him from a hustler into a honcho.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of honcho

Noun

Stevens boasts the support of a growing list of establishment bigwigs—including Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and the state’s outgoing senator, Gary Peters—who clearly view her as more electable.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
However, after impressing bigwigs at Universal with his short film Amblin’, Spielberg put his education aside in 1968 to pursue filmmaking.

— Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of bigwig

Noun

Lawrence clocked early on that Williams had the chops to hold her own against heavyweights like Harrison Ford.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Graham Corporation has secured two US defense contracts worth more than $43 million to supply equipment for the MK48 Mod 7 heavyweight torpedo and the country’s submarine fleet.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

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Brazil’s Minas Gerais will soon see another museum thanks to mining magnate Bernardo Paz, the megacollector behind the Inhotim museum and nature complex.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The consortium is being led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnate

Noun

These variations on historical personages are tossed in with a delightfully unpredictable all-star ensemble of Shakespearean characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
At the bottom of the composition is the figure of Charon, a personage from Greek mythology who rowed souls over the river Styx to enter the pagan underworld.

— Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of personage

Noun

Of all the peculiar assignments a newspaper reporter can undertake, writing advance obituaries for local notables who are still very much alive is one of the strangest.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Roberts, an offensive lineman who was a rookie in 1979, is an interesting choice for the Buccaneers, who went to the NFC title game that season with notables such as QB Doug Williams, RB Ricky Bell and Hall of Fame DE Lee Roy Selmon.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of notable

Noun

All other spends earn 1% in cash rewards, while the Samsung VIP Advantage loyalty program is offered at a 20% discount, with 5% cash rewards upon renewal.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026
On 9th The Tasting Room on 9th is a short walk from Boteco VIP in the downtown Arts and Innovation District.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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