Synonyms of supreme

supreme

adjective

sə-ˈprēm 

1

as in chief

highest in rank or authority

the supreme commander of the multinational force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chief
• presiding
• commanding
• foremost
• top
• primary
• leading
• high
• lead
• principal
• senior
• first
• prime
• premier
• head
• preeminent
• in charge
• main
• high-level
• supereminent
• predominant
• paramount
• major
• supervisory
• reigning
• sovereign
• dominant
• superior
• ruling
• controlling
• managing
• overseeing
• upper
• regnant
• topmost
• directing
• predominate
• ascendant
• uppermost
• sovran
• officiating
• upmost
• grand
• ascendent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• second
• less
• lower
• last
• lesser
• subordinate
• secondary
• inferior
• ancillary
• lowly
• subsidiary
• assistant
• junior
• under
• assisting
• deputy
• coadjutor

2

as in highest

coming before all others in importance

in our house, watching baseball reigns supreme as the activity of choice on summer evenings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highest
• greatest
• main
• primary
• predominant
• foremost
• dominant
• chief
• big
• leading
• first
• principal
• central
• key
• paramount
• great
• sovereign
• cardinal
• overriding
• premier
• primal
• master
• overbearing
• prior
• capital
• sovran
• preeminent
• number one
• distinguished
• overmastering
• outstanding
• top
• No. 1
• grand
• eminent
• superior
• major
• illustrious
• senior
• notable
• important
• arch
• stellar
• prestigious
• unequalled
• unparalleled
• noteworthy
• high-level
• incomparable
• numero uno
• mighty
• signal
• influential
• unequaled
• star
• unsurpassed
• noble
• momentous
• matchless
• renowned
• significant
• famed
• famous
• celebrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• last
• minor
• slight
• insignificant
• negligible
• unimportant
• trivial
• subordinate
• secondary
• inferior
• inconsiderable
• inconsequential
• collateral
• trifling
• subsidiary

3

as in maximum

of the greatest or highest degree or quantity

considers a letter of gratitude from a former student the supreme reward for his years of teaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maximum
• ultimate
• utmost
• most
• paramount
• uttermost
• max
• largest
• last
• nth
• consummate
• unrivalled
• unequalled
• outside
• top
• unparalleled
• biggest
• unrivaled
• unequaled
• unsurpassed
• unmatched
• uppermost
• topmost
• hugest
• upmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• minimum
• minimal
• slightest
• smallest
• lowest
• tiniest
• minutest
• littlest
• fewest

Examples of supreme in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In October 2003, the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced a fatwa, or ruling, declaring the possession of nuclear weapons to be haram, or prohibited by Islam. —Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024

And so having clout became a kind of supreme value. —Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024

The supreme version also has tomatoes and sour cream inside the taco shell. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

His decision not to empty his own wallets was an act of supreme renunciation. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing supreme

• Supreme Being
• supreme court