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| Main Entry: | preeminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important; superior |
| Synonyms: | capital, chief, consummate, distinguished, dominant, excellent, foremost, incomparable, main, major, matchless, number one, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, principal, renowned, stellar, supreme, towering, transcendent, ultimate, unsurpassed, surpassing, unequalled, unmatchable, unrivalled, unsurpassable |
| Antonyms: | inferior, low, unimportant, unknown |
| Main Entry: | cardinal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, key |
| Synonyms: | basal, basic, central, chief, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, highest, indispensable, leading, main, overriding, paramount, pivotal, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, ruling, vital, constitutive, greatest, overruling |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, minor, negligible, secondary, unimportant, inessential |
| Main Entry: | celebrated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinguished, famous |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, big*, eminent, famed, glorious, great, high-powered, illustrious, immortal, important, large, notable, number one, outstanding, popular, preeminent, prominent, renowned, storied, well-known, laureate, lionized, numero uno, revered, up there, w. k. |
| Antonyms: | inglorious, obscure, plain, unknown, inexalted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important, essential |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, central, champion, consequential, controlling, crucial, effective, especial, first, foremost, grand, head, highest, key, leading, main, major, momentous, number one, outstanding, paramount, potent, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, ruling, significant, star, stellar, superior, supreme, telling, uppermost, vital, weighty |
| Antonyms: | minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary, inessential |
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, august, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, illustrious, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned, star, superior, well-known, big-gun, big-league*, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrious, esteemed, high-ranking, leonine, lionlike, of note, page-oner, redoubted, superstar |
| Notes: | if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent |
| Antonyms: | inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, disrespected, unnotable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | especial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exceptional, particular |
| Synonyms: | chief, distinguished, dominant, exclusive, express, extraordinary, individual, marked, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, peculiar, personal, predominant, preeminent, preponderant, principal, private, set, signal, singular, special, specific, supreme, uncommon, unique, unusual, surpassing |
| Antonyms: | common, general, normal, ordinary, unexceptional, usual, unspecific |
| Main Entry: | famous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legendary, notable to many |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, august, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, extraordinary, foremost, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, imposing, influential, leading, memorable, mighty, noble, noted, noteworthy, notorious, outstanding, peerless, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, reputable, signal, splendid, well-known, applauded, in limelight, in spotlight, lionized, much-publicized, of note, talked about |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | foremost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | first in rank, order |
| Synonyms: | arch, champion, chief, front, head, heavy, highest, initial, leading, number one, original, paramount, preeminent, premier, primary, prime, principal, supreme, A-1*, A-number-1, at the cutting edge, at the leading edge, headmost, heavy stuff, heavyweight, hot stuff, hotdog, hotshot, inaugural, most important, primo |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, least, lowest, secondary, unimportant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored, idiolized; divine |
| Synonyms: | august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful, esteemed |
| Antonyms: | atrocious, awful, bad, contemptible, disgraceful, shameful |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important; chief |
| Synonyms: | arch, champion, first, foremost, front, highest, leading, main, pioneer, preeminent, premier, prime, principal, stellar, supreme, topmost |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, inferior, lower, second, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | incomparable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superlative |
| Synonyms: | excellent, exceptional, ideal, inimitable, matchless, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, sovereign, superior, supreme, towering, transcendent, ultimate, unmatched, unparalleled, beyond compare, second to none, surpassing, unequalled, unmatchable, unrivalled, unsurpassable |
| Antonyms: | common, inferior, lowly, poor, unimpressive |
| Main Entry: | leading |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chief, superior |
| Synonyms: | arch, best, champion, dominant, dominating, famous, first, foremost, governing, highest, initial, main, noted, notorious, number one, outstanding, popular, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, prominent, ruling, stellar, top, well-known, greatest, headmost, inaugural |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, subordinate, supplementary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | masterful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expert, skilled |
| Synonyms: | adept, adroit, clever, consummate, crack, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, excellent, exquisite, fine, finished, first-rate, master, masterly, preeminent, proficient, skillful, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent |
| Antonyms: | amateurish, ignorant, stupid, unskilled, unproficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | notable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important; famous |
| Synonyms: | celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, eminent, eventful, evident, extraordinary, famed, great, heavy*, illustrious, manifest, marked, memorable, momentous, noteworthy, noticeable, notorious, observable, outstanding, preeminent, prominent, pronounced, rare, red-letter*, remarkable, renowned, serious, striking, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, well-known, big-league*, bodacious, celebrious, distingué, high-profile, major-league, nameable, rubric, something else |
| Antonyms: | commonplace, inconsequential, insignificant, ordinary, unimportant, unnoticeable, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | omniscient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-knowing |
| Synonyms: | almighty, infinite, knowledgeable, preeminent, wise, all-seeing, pansophical |
| Antonyms: | stupid, unknowing |
| Main Entry: | paramount |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principal, superior |
| Synonyms: | capital, cardinal, chief, commanding, controlling, crowning, dominant, eminent, first, foremost, leading, main, outstanding, overbearing, predominant, predominate, preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevalent, primary, prime, regnant, sovereign, supreme, ascendant, headmost |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, least, less, lesser, lowest, minor, secondary, trivial, smallest |
| Main Entry: | powerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, almighty, authoritarian, authoritative, capable, cogent, commanding, compelling, competent, controlling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, influential, mighty, omnipotent, paramount, persuasive, potent, preeminent, prevailing, robust, ruling, sovereign, stalwart, strapping*, sturdy, supreme, telling, upper hand*, vigorous, weighty, wicked*, all-powerful, in control, in the saddle, overruling, puissant, strengthy, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chief, controlling, crowning, dominant, essential, first, foremost, head, highest, incomparable, key, leading, main, major, matchless, maximum, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, preeminent, premier, prevailing, primary, prime, prominent, sovereign, star, stellar, superior, supreme, transcendent, unapproachable, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, greatest, mainline, second-to-none, strongest, supereminent |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, extra, least, lesser, minor, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | remarkable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary, unusual |
| Synonyms: | conspicuous, curious, distinguished, exceptional, famous, important, impressive, marked, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, peculiar, phenomenal, preeminent, prominent, rare, salient, signal, significant, singular, solid, splashy*, strange, striking, super, surprising, uncommon, unique, weighty, wicked*, wonderful, arresting, arrestive, gilt-edged, greatest, primo, smashing, uncustomary, unordinary, unwonted, world class, zero cool |
| Antonyms: | normal, ordinary, typical, usual, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | star |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, illustrious |
| Synonyms: | brilliant, capital, celebrated, chief, dominant, leading, main, major, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, principal, prominent, talented, well-known |
| Antonyms: | minor, unimportant, unknown |
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