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having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme… See the full definition
formal uk / ˌpriːˈem.ɪ.nənt / us / ˌpriːˈem.ə.nənt / Add to word list. more important or better than others: She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Very important or urgent. all-important. at all costs idiom. be a matter of life and/or death idiom. cardinally. chief. imperative.
Preeminent means extremely eminent—famed and respected above all or most. Eminent is often applied to scholars who are viewed as experts in their field, with preeminent being used to describe the most distinguished or respected ones—or perhaps one.
adjective. formal us / ˌpriːˈem.ə.nənt / uk / ˌpriːˈem.ɪ.nənt / Add to word list. more important or better than others: She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Very important or urgent. all-important. at all costs idiom. be a matter of life and/or death idiom. cardinally. chief. imperative.
PREEMINENT definition: more important or powerful than all others: . Learn more.
Calling someone preeminent means they're truly outstanding or better than everyone else — not in general, but in a specific field or specialty. Many people consider primatologist Jane Goodall to be the preeminent expert on chimpanzees.
If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group.
