preeminent
or pre-em·i·nent
eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
Origin of preeminent
1synonym study For preeminent
Other words for preeminent
Other words from preeminent
- pre·em·i·nent·ly, adverb
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How to use preeminent in a sentence
The Obama administration should have been raising holy hell, demanding that a pre-eminent doctor get his vote on the Senate floor.
Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.
Frickin’ Laser Beams Run by Eyeballs: The Next Art Revolution Is Here | Nico Hines | July 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPre-eminent naval historian Craig L. Symonds talks about how the Allies devised, executed, and then survived the D-Day invasion.
D-Day Historian Craig Symonds Talks About History’s Most Amazing Invasion | Marc Wortman | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is today regarded as a pre-eminent artistic commentary on apartheid.
In Palestinian Theater's New York Performance, the Play After the Play is the Thing | Lisa Goldman | September 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGates has repeatedly lauded Petraeus as “the pre-eminent soldier-scholar of his generation.”
But, apart from this, the Bruce's capacity as a military commander stands forth pre-eminent.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonIn didactic poetry Lucretius was pre-eminent, and is regarded by Schlegel as the first of Roman poets in native genius.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordBut it was in forensic eloquence that Cicero was pre-eminent, in which he had but one equal in ancient times.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordTo the ancients “holidays” were joy-days, pandemoniums, and the pre-eminent emblem of joviality was the holly tree.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyThese are two powerful and genuine pictures, two pre-eminent works which will endure.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for pre-eminent
/ (prɪˈɛmɪnənt) /
extremely eminent or distinguished; outstanding
Derived forms of pre-eminent
- pre-eminence, noun
- pre-eminently, adverb
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