adj
Meaning 1
Dominant, having power over all others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predominant, preponderant, regnant
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
supreme
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/
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UK: /ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/
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UK: /ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/
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US: /ˌsuˈpɹim/
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US: /səˈpɹim/
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rhymes with -iːm
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CMU ARPABET: S AH0 P R IY1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: S ER0 P R IY1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: postpositional, sometimes
Examples
- supreme disgust
- supreme courage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Situated at the highest part or point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Supreme Being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
The highest point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
greatest in status or authority or power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a supreme tribunal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sovereign
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- supreme folly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
final or last in your life or progress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the supreme sacrifice
- the supreme judgment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
highest in excellence or achievement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- supreme among musicians
- a supreme endxxeavor
- supreme courage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: գերագույն (geraguyn) — dominant
- Armenian: բարձրագույն (barjraguyn) — dominant
- Belarusian: гало́ўны (halówny) — dominant
- Belarusian: вярхо́ўны (vjarxówny) — dominant
- Belarusian: найвышэ́йшы (najvyšéjšy) — dominant
- Bulgarian: върховен (vǎrhoven) — dominant
- Catalan: suprem — dominant
- Chinese Mandarin: 最高 (zuìgāo) — dominant
- Chinese Mandarin: 至上 (zhìshàng) — dominant
- Chinese Mandarin: 至高 (zhìgāo) — dominant
- Dutch: opperst — dominant
- Dutch: opperste — dominant
- Dutch: oppermachtige — dominant
- Esperanto: supera — dominant
- Finnish: ylivertainen — dominant
- French: suprême — dominant
- Galician: supremo — dominant
- Georgian: უზენაესი (uzenaesi) — dominant
- Georgian: უმაღლესი (umaɣlesi) — dominant
- Georgian: უდიდესი (udidesi) — dominant
- German: höchster — dominant
- German: oberster — dominant
- Greek: ανώτατος (anótatos) — dominant
- Ancient Greek: ἀνώτατος (anṓtatos) — dominant
- Hindi: सर्वोच्च (sarvocc) — dominant
- Hungarian: legfelsőbb — dominant
- Icelandic: æðstur — dominant
- Interlingua: supreme — dominant
- Irish: ardcheannasach — dominant
- Italian: supremo — dominant
- Italian: suprema — dominant
- Japanese: 至高の (shikō no) — dominant
- Japanese: 最高の (saikō no) — dominant
- Korean: 최고 (choego) — dominant
- Latin: supremus — dominant
- Macedonian: врховен (vrhoven) — dominant
- Macedonian: највисок (najvisok) — dominant
- Malay: tertinggi — dominant
- Malay: agung — dominant
- Māori: taioreore — dominant
- Norman: suprême — dominant
- Polish: najwyższy — dominant
- Portuguese: supremo — dominant
- Rapa Nui: mau — dominant
- Romanian: suprem — dominant
- Russian: верхо́вный (verxóvnyj) — dominant
- Russian: вы́сший (výsšij) — dominant
- Russian: высоча́йший (vysočájšij) — dominant
- Russian: наивы́сший (naivýsšij) — dominant
- Spanish: supremo — dominant
- Turkish: yüksek — dominant
- Turkish: yüce — dominant
- Turkish: ulu — dominant
- Ukrainian: верхо́вний (verxóvnyj) — dominant
- Ukrainian: найви́щий (najvýščyj) — dominant
- Vietnamese: tối cao — dominant
- Hindi: सर्वोच्च (sarvocc) — Highest, utmost
- Māori: ikeike — Highest, utmost
- Vietnamese: cao nhất — Highest, utmost
- Vietnamese: tối cao — Highest, utmost
- Latin: God — God
- Latin: Goddess — God
- Polish: Najwyższy — God
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