supreme Definition
su·preme (-prēm′--)
adjective
- highest in rank, power, authority, etc.; dominant
- highest in quality, achievement, performance, etc.; most excellent
- highest in degree; utmost a supreme fool
- final; ultimate
Etymology: L supremus, superl. of superus, that is above < super: see super-
supreme Related Forms
su·preme′ly adverb
su·preme′·ness noun
supreme Synonyms
supreme Usage Examples
Converse of object
- reign: She reigned supreme among the saints, the Queen of Heaven.
- rule: With the autonomy that they had been granted the lords of the Welsh Marches were able to rule supreme in their own area.
- remain: Working through the groups, Cumbria's Gary Thwaite remained supreme taking out the newcomer, Galen le Cheminant, 9/5 9/2 9/2.
- stand: The King James Version ( " KJV " ) stands supreme in terms of art.
- become: Meanwhile, wise aliens offer Vine the chance to become an immortal galactic supreme being.
Modifying Another Word
absolutely: Alonso was absolutely supreme in the first corner, as was Kimi Räikkönen.
Modifies a noun
- sacrifice: Soldiers never die, they lay down their lives or make the supreme sacrifice.
- deity: The heroes names were revered as supreme deities or men of true hero status.
- commander: The orders have been coming from their supreme commander, Xanana Gusmao, recently freed from detention by the Jakarta regime.
- ruler: With its collected energy under his command, the conniving Earl will become the supreme ruler of the universe!
- irony: Indeed, it seems like the supreme irony that militant atheism has managed to acquire the mentality of a religion.
- court: Able to guide homes with people the supreme court almost anything on.
Used with adjective complement
- reign: In the narrow medieval streets of the town, blessed with a wealth of historic houses, Plas Mawr reigns supreme.
- stand: Change of name is one area where the UK stands supreme.
- remain: But, having carried the May revolution of that year, it has remained supreme ever since.
- rule: New Conspiracy For some years now conspiracy theory has ruled supreme.
Noun used with modifier
- reign: Apart from, King Crimson never did reign supreme.
- chicken: If you prefer chicken you can order chicken supreme in a mushroom sauce or chicken Maryland.
- reserve: Their genotype group one ram had earlier in the day lifted the reserve supreme championship ticket.
- rule: He is regularly beaten by his father and is later sent to a boarding school where the older pupils rule supreme.
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