eminent

1. 1.

   standing above others in quality or position

   “people in high places”

   “the high priest”

   “eminent members of the community”

   Synonymshigh

   Similarsuperior
2. 2.

   of imposing height; especially standing out above others

   “an eminent peak”

   “lofty mountains”

   “the soaring spires of the cathedral”

   “towering icebergs”

   Synonymsloftysoaringtowering

   Similarhigh

Questions about eminent

What does eminent mean?

eminent means "standing above others in quality or position". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in eminent?

eminent has 3 syllables: em-i-nent. The stress falls on "em". In IPA it is /ˈɛmənənt/.

What is another word for eminent?

Close synonyms include high, lofty, soaring, towering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eminent a common word?

eminent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with eminent?

1 word rhymes with eminent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.