supreme
adjective
su·preme sə-ˈprēm 
sü-
1
: highest in rank or authority
the supreme commander
2
: highest in degree or quality
supreme endurance in war and in labour—
R. W. Emerson
R. W. Emerson3
: ultimate, final
the supreme sacrifice
supremely adverb
supremeness noun
Synonyms
- chief
- commanding
- first
- foremost
- head
- high
- lead
- leading
- preeminent
- premier
- presiding
- primary
- prime
- principal
- supereminent
- top
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Example Sentences
The board has supreme authority over such issues. She has an air of supreme confidence about her. the supreme example of what not to do a problem of supreme importance It's a matter of supreme indifference to her.
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Stephen Means, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023 Voters, ultimately, will have to decide which is supreme: a parochial set of issues or a national wave. —Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Oct. 2022 There was nobody more powerful in Iran other than the supreme leader. —ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022 The Quds Force is the expeditionary wing of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which answers directly to the supreme leader. —Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2020 Like the hush of a quiet room or isolation from clutter, Range Rover’s Velar remains a supreme symbol of understatement. —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023 When the game is tight in the final minutes, and the opposition is threatening to take the lead, St. Mary’s coach Jeff Newhall has supreme faith in his girls’ basketball team. —Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023 Although the hype is passing and Broncos are now a common sight, we're still smitten with this SUV, which combines supreme open-air off-road chops with tolerable highway manners. —Car and Driver, 17 Jan. 2023 The imagination in his writing is incredible, the rage is of a supreme level, and the humor within the music is just unique. —Liza Lentini, SPIN, 30 Dec. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin supremus, superlative of superus upper — more at superior
First Known Use
1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing supreme
Kids Definition
supreme
adjective su·preme sə-ˈprēm
sü-
1
: highest in rank or authority
2
: highest in degree or quality
3
: greatest in degree
giving one's life is the supreme sacrifice
supremely adverb
supremeness noun
supreme
adjective
1
as in chief
highest in rank or authority the supreme commander of the multinational force Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chief
- presiding
- commanding
- foremost
- top
- leading
- high
- primary
- principal
- lead
- senior
- prime
- first
- premier
- preeminent
- head
- main
- in charge
- reigning
- ruling
- paramount
- predominant
- superior
- sovereign
- supereminent
- managing
- major
- supervisory
- dominant
- directing
- controlling
- predominate
- regnant
- officiating
- high-level
- topmost
- overseeing
- upper
- upmost
- ascendant
- sovran
- uppermost
- grand
- ascendent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lesser
- subordinate
- lower
- second
- less
- last
- inferior
- secondary
- lowly
- ancillary
- subsidiary
- assistant
- junior
- under
- deputy
- assisting
- 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
- predominant
- foremost
- dominant
- chief
- leading
- first
- big
- principal
- paramount
- central
- key
- great
- sovereign
- cardinal
- master
- premier
- overriding
- preeminent
- capital
- primal
- overbearing
- sovran
- overmastering
- prior
- distinguished
- outstanding
- top
- superior
- arch
- grand
- number one
- eminent
- major
- illustrious
- matchless
- unparalleled
- senior
- incomparable
- notable
- important
- stellar
- numero uno
- mighty
- prestigious
- star
- unequaled
- noteworthy
- unsurpassed
- signal
- No. 1
- noble
- influential
- renowned
- unequalled
- momentous
- famed
- significant
- famous
- high-level
- celebrated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- least
- last
- subordinate
- insignificant
- minor
- negligible
- unimportant
- slight
- secondary
- trivial
- inferior
- inconsiderable
- inconsequential
- trifling
- collateral
- subsidiary
3
as in ultimate
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
- ultimate
- utmost
- maximum
- most
- paramount
- uttermost
- consummate
- max
- largest
- last
- unparalleled
- unrivaled
- nth
- top
- unequaled
- biggest
- outside
- unsurpassed
- unmatched
- unrivalled
- unequalled
- topmost
- upmost
- uppermost
- hugest
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- minimal
- least
- minimum
- slightest
- smallest
- lowest
- tiniest
- minutest
- littlest
- fewest
Phrases Containing supreme
- open file
- open fire
- open fire on
- open flash
- open flow
- open for
- open for (someone)
- open for business
- open for discussion
- open for someone
- open form
- open fracture
- open frame
- open furrow
- open fuse
- open gait
- open gate
- open grain
- open harmony
- open hawse
- open hole
- open house
- open ice
- open interest
- open internal juncture