Synonyms for supreme
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suh-preem, soo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈprim, sʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for supreme Other synonyms for the word supreme
- first
- foremost
- head
- highest
- incomparable
- last
- leading
- marvelous
- matchless
- maximum
- paramount
- peerless
- perfect
- predominant
- preeminent
- prevailing
- prime
- sovereign
- superb
- superlative
- surpassing
- terminal
- top
- top-drawer
- towering
- transcendent
- ultimate
- unequaled
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unsurpassable
- unsurpassed
- utmost
Définition of supreme
Origin :- 1520s, from Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being first attested 1690s; Supreme Court is from 1709.
- adj greatest, principal
- Our supreme task is the resumption of our onward, normal way.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- This hope—this supreme aspiration—must rule the way we live.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- While this great man lives, he ought to be supreme in the affairs of his country.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The ability to love cleanly and absolutely is the supreme virtue.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She spoke softly, but with an intensity of supreme feeling in her voice.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It is Shakespeare's finest play, his supreme achievement as a playwright.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- It was his absolute abandonment to passion which made Shakespeare the supreme poet.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- They were still there alone in this supreme hour, and they waited.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- We have no idea of the Supreme Being but what we learn from reflection on our own faculties.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- With a supreme effort he pulled himself together and embraced the girl.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
Antonyms for supreme
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