Synonyms for Pre-eminent:

• adj.

  •absolute (adjective)
  • tyrannous,
  • authoritarian,
  • tyrannical,
  • monocratic,
  • autocratic,
  • sovereign,
  • arbitrary,
  • totalitarian,
  • despotic,
  • full,
  • autonomous,
  • absolutist,
  • dictatorial,
  • preeminent.
  •arch (adjective)
  • first,
  • top,
  • accomplished,
  • greatest,
  • expert,
  • master,
  • highest,
  • premier,
  • champion,
  • primary,
  • finished,
  • leading,
  • head.
  •best (adjective)
  • sans pareil,
  • finest,
  • beyond compare,
  • choicest,
  • out-of-sight,
  • prime,
  • terrific,
  • bad,
  • primo,
  • inimitable,
  • tough,
  • ace,
  • boss,
  • unrivaled,
  • optimum,
  • cool,
  • nonpareil,
  • first-class,
  • super,
  • first-rate,
  • Culminating,
  • tops,
  • perfect,
  • a-1,
  • superlative,
  • premium,
  • second to none,
  • number 1,
  • 10,
  • unequaled,
  • unparalleled.
  •capital (adjective)
  • basic,
  • prominent,
  • underlying,
  • vital,
  • controlling,
  • central,
  • important,
  • Overruling,
  • cardinal,
  • fundamental.
  •cardinal (adjective)
  • essential,
  • indispensable,
  • ruling,
  • constitutive,
  • pivotal,
  • basal,
  • overriding.
  •celebrated (adjective)
  • numero uno,
  • Famed,
  • storied,
  • high-powered,
  • revered,
  • notable,
  • large,
  • well-known,
  • laureate,
  • popular,
  • big,
  • glorious,
  • great,
  • up there,
  • Lionized,
  • illustrious,
  • immortal,
  • acclaimed.
  •chief (adjective)
  • uppermost,
  • star,
  • telling,
  • key,
  • potent,
  • effective,
  • weighty,
  • significant,
  • consequential,
  • superior,
  • especial,
  • arch,
  • grand,
  • crucial,
  • primal,
  • momentous.
  •dominant (adjective)
  • overbalancing,
  • reigning,
  • Obtaining,
  • bossy,
  • imperative,
  • powerful,
  • ascendant,
  • demonstrative,
  • Presiding,
  • assertive,
  • prevalent,
  • preponderant,
  • predominate,
  • overbearing,
  • influential,
  • domineering,
  • commanding,
  • overweighing,
  • regnant,
  • authoritative,
  • imperious,
  • outweighing,
  • prevailing,
  • governing.
  •eminent (adjective)
  • Redoubted,
  • noble,
  • leonine,
  • name,
  • superstar,
  • high-ranking,
  • page-oner,
  • Celebrious,
  • august,
  • big-league,
  • prestigious,
  • noted,
  • vip,
  • celebrated,
  • big-time,
  • noteworthy,
  • elevated,
  • big-gun,
  • celeb,
  • of note,
  • big-name,
  • conspicuous,
  • lofty,
  • esteemed,
  • Lionlike,
  • high.
  •especial (adjective)
  • unique,
  • special,
  • uncommon,
  • personal,
  • set,
  • individual,
  • unusual,
  • singular,
  • express,
  • specific,
  • marked,
  • exclusive,
  • peculiar,
  • extraordinary,
  • signal,
  • private.
  •famous (adjective)
  • much-publicized,
  • imposing,
  • recognized,
  • notorious,
  • remarkable,
  • mighty,
  • reputable,
  • Applauded,
  • in limelight,
  • in spotlight,
  • brilliant,
  • honored,
  • splendid,
  • talked about,
  • memorable.
  •first (adjective)
  • ranking,
  • top-flight,
  • a-number-1,
  • first-string,
  • top of the list,
  • advanced,
  • head of the line.
  •foremost (adjective)
  • heavy stuff,
  • heavyweight,
  • at the leading edge,
  • most important,
  • hot stuff,
  • Headmost,
  • heavy,
  • at the cutting edge,
  • hotshot,
  • initial,
  • hotdog,
  • front,
  • inaugural,
  • original.
  •glorious (adjective)
  • venerable,
  • wonderful,
  • heavenly,
  • gorgeous,
  • superb,
  • fine,
  • pleasurable,
  • shining,
  • resplendent,
  • enjoyable,
  • effulgent,
  • bright,
  • radiant,
  • marvelous,
  • heroic,
  • time-honored,
  • triumphant,
  • majestic,
  • delightful,
  • sublime,
  • beautiful,
  • famous,
  • magnificent,
  • gratifying,
  • dazzling.
  •grand (adjective)
  • grave,
  • regal,
  • dignified.
  •greater (adjective)
  • higher,
  • larger,
  • largest,
  • cooler.
  •head (adjective)
  • topmost,
  • pioneer.
  •highest (adjective)
  • zenithal,
  • crown.
  •important (adjective)
  • high-up,
  • seminal,
  • solid,
  • high-level,
  • page-one,
  • talented,
  • aristocratic,
  • top-notch,
  • upper-class,
  • high profile,
  • distinctive,
  • top-drawer.
  •incomparable (adjective)
  • ideal,
  • unmatched,
  • exceptional.
  •infinite (adjective)
  • omniscient.
  •leading (adjective)
  • dominating,
  • best.
  •loftiest (adjective)
  • upmost.
  •main (adjective)
  • necessary,
  • particular,
  • critical.
  •major (adjective)
  • meaningful,
  • radical,
  • life and death,
  • grievous,
  • Overshadowing,
  • dangerous,
  • serious.
  •major-league (adjective)
  • blue-chip,
  • professional.
  •masterful (adjective)
  • crack,
  • proficient,
  • crackerjack,
  • deft,
  • dexterous,
  • exquisite,
  • skillful,
  • adroit,
  • masterly,
  • adept,
  • clever.
  •monocratic (adjective)
  • tyrannic,
  • absolutistic,
  • autarchical,
  • autocratical,
  • autarchic.
  •noble (adjective)
  • worthy,
  • sympathetic,
  • tolerant,
  • bounteous,
  • gracious,
  • impressive,
  • beneficent,
  • courtly,
  • upright,
  • benevolent,
  • refined,
  • magnanimous,
  • liberal,
  • humane,
  • honorable,
  • cultivated,
  • charitable,
  • Great-hearted,
  • stately,
  • benign,
  • high-minded,
  • virtuous,
  • meritorious,
  • generous.
  •notable (adjective)
  • high-profile,
  • evident,
  • nameable,
  • something else,
  • manifest,
  • striking,
  • eventful,
  • Red-letter,
  • observable,
  • rare,
  • noticeable,
  • bodacious,
  • pronounced,
  • rubric.
  •omniscient (adjective)
  • all-seeing,
  • wise,
  • infinite,
  • almighty,
  • Pansophical,
  • knowledgeable.
  •outstanding (adjective)
  • out-of-this-world,
  • steller,
  • world-class,
  • STANDOUT,
  • mostest,
  • far-out,
  • hundred-proof,
  • phenomenal.
  •par excellence (adjective)
  • quintessential.
  •powerful (adjective)
  • strapping,
  • forceful,
  • effectual,
  • energetic,
  • sturdy,
  • dynamic,
  • Strengthy,
  • robust,
  • able,
  • in control,
  • persuasive,
  • forcible,
  • puissant,
  • capable,
  • in the saddle,
  • omnipotent,
  • compelling,
  • wieldy,
  • vigorous,
  • wicked,
  • upper hand,
  • cogent,
  • efficacious,
  • competent,
  • stalwart,
  • convincing.
  •preeminent (adjective)
  • unsurpassable,
  • ultimate,
  • stellar,
  • number one,
  • unmatchable,
  • towering.
  •principal (adjective)
  • second-to-none,
  • Supereminent,
  • maximum,
  • mainline,
  • strongest,
  • unapproachable.
  •prominent (adjective)
  • big-shot,
  • underlined.
  •remarkable (adjective)
  • world class,
  • gilt-edged,
  • splashy,
  • salient,
  • strange,
  • odd,
  • surprising,
  • Arrestive,
  • uncustomary,
  • unordinary,
  • arresting,
  • curious,
  • unwonted,
  • zero cool,
  • miraculous.
  •ruling (adjective)
  • rampant,
  • rife,
  • widespread,
  • current.
  •splendorous (adjective)
  • proud.
  •standout (adjective)
  • flimsy,
  • Subtile,
  • short,
  • tenuous,
  • isolated,
  • thin,
  • inconceivable,
  • scanty,
  • scattered,
  • scarce,
  • sporadic,
  • attenuate,
  • unthinkable,
  • seldom,
  • rarefied,
  • attenuated,
  • Unfrequent,
  • few,
  • occasional,
  • semioccasional,
  • sparse,
  • limited,
  • out of the ordinary,
  • unlikely,
  • unimaginable,
  • light,
  • deficient,
  • subtle,
  • few and far between,
  • unheard of.
  •superior (adjective)
  • par excellence.
  •supreme (adjective)
  • utmost,
  • last,
  • extreme,
  • closing,
  • terminal,
  • final.
  •top (adjective)
  • five-star,
  • tiptop,
  • outside,
  • loftiest,
  • elite,
  • maximal,
  • upper,
  • apical,
  • lead.
  •towering (adjective)
  • Spiring,
  • undue,
  • tall,
  • gigantic,
  • soaring,
  • monumental,
  • intense,
  • tremendous,
  • massive,
  • prodigious,
  • aerial,
  • airy,
  • extravagant,
  • skyscraping,
  • unmeasurable,
  • immoderate,
  • inordinate,
  • Towery.
  •transcendent (adjective)
  • Unequalable,
  • beyond grasp,
  • transmundane.
  •transcendent/transcendental (adjective)
  • whole,
  • otherworldly,
  • theoretical,
  • innate,
  • intellectual,
  • eternal,
  • Transcending,
  • obscure,
  • boundless,
  • primordial,
  • exceeding,
  • abstract,
  • hypothetical,
  • entire,
  • intuitive,
  • intact.
  •ultimate (adjective)
  • most,
  • max,
  • the most,
  • maxi.
  •uppermost (adjective)
  • winner,
  • executive.
  •utmost (adjective)
  • too-too,
  • worst case,
  • thoroughgoing,
  • sheer,
  • out of bounds,
  • plenary,
  • undiminished,
  • unreserved,
  • unqualified,
  • last straw,
  • furthermost,
  • complete,
  • unmitigated,
  • unconditional,
  • too much,
  • remotest,
  • most distant,
  • ultra,
  • farthest,
  • uttermost,
  • all-out,
  • outermost,
  • total,
  • thorough,
  • exhaustive.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • top-grade,
  • laudable,
  • unequalled,
  • select,
  • elementary,
  • different,
  • marvellous,
  • honourable,
  • renowned,
  • excellent,
  • respected,
  • thoroughbred,
  • plummy,
  • incomparable,
  • incredible,
  • worst,
  • divine,
  • flawless,
  • unbelievable,
  • smashing,
  • major,
  • crowning,
  • starring,
  • estimable,
  • Predominating,
  • legendary,
  • unlimited,
  • stupendous,
  • ne plus ultra,
  • Ennobled,
  • fab,
  • transcendental,
  • blue-blooded,
  • above,
  • absolute,
  • consummate,
  • supernatural,
  • fantastic,
  • highest-ranking,
  • imperial,
  • unsurpassed,
  • magisterial,
  • choice,
  • foremost,
  • over,
  • successful,
  • most telling,
  • biggest,
  • desirable,
  • well-thought-of,
  • high quality,
  • surpassing,
  • senior,
  • transcendant,
  • unforgettable,
  • uplifted,
  • colossal,
  • glamorous,
  • best-selling,
  • praiseworthy,
  • superhuman,
  • requisite,
  • principal,
  • major league,
  • unrivalled,
  • first class,
  • paramount,
  • dominant,
  • matchless,
  • gifted,
  • faultless,
  • venerated,
  • supercolossal,
  • honoured,
  • peerless,
  • chief,
  • unexcelled,
  • main,
  • distinguished,
  • top-ranking,
  • capital,
  • prize,
  • creditable,
  • outstanding,
  • fabulous,
  • without equal,
  • preferred,
  • admirable,
  • elemental,
  • all-powerful.

Paraphrases for Pre-eminent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    prominent, preponderant.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    eminent.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    finest, brighter, best, better, dominant, outstanding, overriding, important, primordial, principal, excellent, foremost, salient, remarkable, main, prevailing, significant, imminent, crucial, prevalent, well-known, overarching, high-profile, all-important, premier, brilliant, notable, prime, top, vital, fundamental, essential, world-class, conspicuous, extraordinary, key, illustrious, exceptional, renowned, superior, excellence, over-riding, senior, critical, noticeable, superb, exemplary, overwhelming, great, famous, landmark, noteworthy, pervasive.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    predominant, distinguished, primary, paramount, leading, major, pivotal.

Antonyms for Pre-eminent:

• adj.

  • absolute
    tractable, complaisant, dependent, democratic, flawed, conditional, imperfect, partial, restricted, submissive, accountable, circumscribed, limited, yielding, compliant.
  • arch
    worst, inexpert, last, least, unfinished, amateur, lower, incomplete.
  • best
    not right, poor, incorrect, fewest, poorest, low-class.
  • capital
    lesser, nonessential, trivial, additional.
  • cardinal
    outside, peripheral, negligible.
  • celebrated
    obscure, plain, inexalted, inglorious.
  • chief
    bad.
  • dominant
    weak, ineffective, modest, inconspicuous, uncontrolling, reserved, humble, unaggressive, unassuming, incapable, impotent, retiring.
  • eminent
    unnotable, common, unremarkable, disrespected, undistinguished.
  • especial
    usual, general, unexceptional, unspecific, normal.
  • famous
    contemptible, typical, unimpressive, stupid, powerless, little, small, unnoteworthy, infamous, regular.
  • first
    final.
  • foremost
    lowest.
  • glorious
    unpleasant, awful, paltry, gloomy, homely, horrible, second-rate, undignified, dark, unhappy, shameful, unaware, unenjoyable, dull, unintelligent, lowly, ugly, disgraceful, atrocious, offensive.
  • grand
    pitiful.
  • head
    second.
  • important
    unsubstantial, worthless, inappreciable.
  • leading
    supplementary.
  • masterful
    unproficient, clumsy, ignorant, inept, unskillful, amateurish, unskilled, awkward.
  • noble
    mean, unaristocratic, dishonorable, servile, inhumane, unsophisticated, unkind, unsympathetic, ignoble, unextraordinary, malevolent, unrefined, severe.
  • notable
    Familiar, inconsequential, secret, standard, vague, commonplace, unnoticeable, hidden.
  • omniscient
    unknowing.
  • outstanding
    unstriking, settled, paid, average, ok, resolved.
  • paramount
    smallest, less.
  • powerful
    unable, idle, ineffectual, lethargic, inactive.
  • preeminent
    insignificant, unnecessary, auxiliary, low, inessential, subordinate, ordinary, unimportant, extra, unknown, inferior, secondary, minor.
  • prominent
    invisible, sunken, Obscured, depressed.
  • remarkable
    similar, like.
  • ruling
    subjective.
  • supreme
    serving, littlest.
  • top
    below.
  • towering
    Dwarfed, tiny, short, miniature, unimposing, teeny.
  • transcendent
    real.
  • transcendent/transcendental
    simple.
  • ultimate
    first, introductory, opening, beginning.
  • uppermost
    bottom.
  • utmost
    moderate, part, starting, middle.