Antonyms for preeminent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pree-em-uh-nuhnt

Phonetic Transcription : priˈɛm ə nənt

Definition of preeminent

adj most important; superior

Example sentences :

And of all the faces, expressive of chagrin, those of the Americans were preeminent.
Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass

The children of believers are the subjects of preeminent privileges and blessings.
Extract from : « Bertha and Her Baptism » by Nehemiah Adams

There were two preeminent causes for the failure of some of these bills.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various

And it is a noble commonsense which, after all, is Voltaire's preeminent gift.
Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys

In the art of conciliating an audience, Cowper was preeminent.
Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Already, it has been seen, how preeminent was the support received by it from his munificence.
Extract from : « Not Paul, But Jesus » by Jeremy Bentham

This form of tribute to humanity is preeminent in the books of the prophets.
Extract from : « The Bible and Life » by Edwin Holt Hughes

It is his preeminent love for spring, and its flowers and imagery.
Extract from : « Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets, Vol. II (of 2) » by William Howitt

Astounding Stories is without doubt the most preeminent in its field.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories, April, 1931 » by Various

Instead of jeering at reason and dialectics, I think it's our preeminent ability.
Extract from : « Comrade Yetta » by Albert Edwards

Synonyms for preeminent

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