preeminent

1. 1.

   greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

   “our greatest statesmen”

   “the country's leading poet”

   “a preeminent archeologist”

   Synonymsleading

   Similarsuperior

Questions about preeminent

What does preeminent mean?

preeminent means "greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement".

How many syllables are in preeminent?

preeminent has 4 syllables: pre-em-i-nent. The stress falls on "em". In IPA it is /pɹiˈɛmənənt/.

What is another word for preeminent?

Close synonyms include leading. 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.