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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, surpassing, towering, transcendent, ultimate, unequalled, unmatchable, unrivalled, unsurpassable, unsurpassed

Antonyms:

inferior, low, unimportant, unknown
Main Entry: absolute
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in control or complete authority

Synonyms:

absolutist, arbitrary, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, despotic, dictatorial, full, monocratic, preeminent, sovereign, supreme, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous

Antonyms:

accountable, complaisant, compliant, restricted, submissive, yielding
Main Entry: arch
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: principal, superior

Synonyms:

accomplished, champion, chief, consummate, expert, finished, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, leading, main, major, master, preeminent, premier, primary, top

Antonyms:

inferior
Main Entry: best
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: most excellent

Synonyms:

10, A-1, ace, bad*, beyond compare, boss*, capital, champion, chief, choicest, cool*, culminating, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, foremost, greatest, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, matchless, nonpareil, number 1, optimum, out-of-sight, outstanding, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, premium, prime, primo, principal, sans pareil, second to none, super, superlative, supreme, terrific, tops, tough, transcendent, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed

Antonyms:

worst
Main Entry: capital
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: main, essential

Synonyms:

basic, cardinal, central, chief, controlling, dominant, first, foremost, fundamental, important, leading, major, number one, outstanding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, underlying, vital
Notes: the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government

Antonyms:

extra, minor, nonessential, secondary, unimportant
Main Entry: cardinal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important, key

Synonyms:

basal, basic, central, chief, constitutive, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, greatest, highest, indispensable, leading, main, overriding, overruling, paramount, pivotal, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, ruling, vital

Antonyms:

inessential, insignificant, minor, negligible, secondary, unimportant
Main Entry: celebrated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: distinguished, famous

Synonyms:

acclaimed, big*, eminent, famed, glorious, great, high-powered, illustrious, immortal, important, large, laureate, lionized, notable, number one, numero uno, outstanding, popular, preeminent, prominent, renowned, revered, storied, up there, w. k., well-known

Antonyms:

inexalted, inglorious, obscure, plain, unknown
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:

inessential, minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary
Main Entry: dominant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: superior, controlling

Synonyms:

ascendant, assertive, authoritative, bossy, chief, commanding, demonstrative, despotic, domineering, effective, first, foremost, governing, imperative, imperious, leading, main, obtaining, outweighing, overbalancing, overbearing, overweighing, paramount, powerful, predominant, predominate, preeminent, preponderant, presiding, prevailing, prevalent, principal, regnant, reigning, ruling, sovereign, supreme, surpassing, transcendent

Antonyms:

humble, inferior, modest, reserved, retiring, unaggressive, unassuming, uncontrolling
Main Entry: dominant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: main, primary

Synonyms:

capital, chief, influential, major, number one, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, prevailing, prevalent, principal, prominent, stellar

Antonyms:

inferior, secondary, subordinate
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