pre-eminent
adjective
[ priːˈɛmɪnənt ]
• surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
• "the world's pre-eminent expert on asbestos"
Similar:
greatest,
leading,
foremost,
best,
finest,
chief,
outstanding,
excellent,
distinguished,
prominent,
eminent,
important,
major,
star,
top,
top-tier,
topmost,
famous,
renowned,
celebrated,
illustrious,
towering,
supreme,
superior,
exceptional,
unrivalled,
unsurpassed,
unequalled,
inimitable,
incomparable,
matchless,
peerless,
unmatched,
arch-,
transcendent,
marquee,
supereminent,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin praeeminent- ‘towering above, excelling’, from the verb praeeminere, from prae ‘before’ + eminere ‘stand out’.
