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supreme adjective [ suːˈpriːm ]

• highest in rank or authority.
• "a unified force with a supreme commander"
Similar: highest ranking, highest, leading, chief, head, top, foremost, principal, superior, premier, first, cardinal, prime, sovereign, directing, governing, greatest, dominant, predominant, pre-eminent, overriding, prevailing,
Opposite: subordinate, inferior,
• very great or the greatest.
• "he was nerving himself for a supreme effort"
Similar: extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, extreme, intense, great, phenomenal, rare, surpassing, exceptional, outstanding, incomparable, inimitable, unparalleled, unrivalled, peerless, greatest, utmost, uttermost, maximum, severe, acute,
Opposite: minimum, mild,

supreme noun

• a rich cream sauce.
Origin: late 15th century (in the sense ‘highest’): from Latin supremus, superlative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

the Supreme Being

• a name for God.



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