GRE vocabulary
preeminent
surpassing all others; outstanding
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In a sentence
Preeminent in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing preeminent in a sentence.
She was the preeminent authority on Renaissance painting.
Synonyms
foremostleadingsupremeunrivaled
Antonyms
inferiorlowlysecondary
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Common questions
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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