preeminently

1. 1.

   to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner

   “a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes”

   Synonymspre-eminently

Questions about preeminently

What does preeminently mean?

preeminently means "to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner".

How many syllables are in preeminently?

preeminently has 4 syllables: pree-mi-nent-ly. The stress falls on "mi".

What is another word for preeminently?

Close synonyms include pre-eminently. 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 preeminently a common word?

preeminently is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.