preeminent
1 synonym and 1 antonym for preeminent, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Better than all others in quality or rank; outstandingly excellent.
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Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and, behind that, its source Latin praeēminēns, the present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), itself from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.
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