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preeminent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

surpassing all others; outstanding

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Preeminent in a sentence

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She was the preeminent authority on Renaissance painting.

Synonyms
foremostleadingsupremeunrivaled
Antonyms
inferiorlowlysecondary

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Verbal · Text Completion

The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Questions about “preeminent”

Preeminent (adjective) means surpassing all others; outstanding
Here is preeminent used in an example sentence: "She was the preeminent authority on Renaissance painting."
Common synonyms for preeminent include foremost, leading, supreme, unrivaled.
Antonyms of preeminent include inferior, lowly, secondary.
Preeminent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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