Standard Lemma guide

supremely

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • US: /səˈpɹimli/
  • US: /ˌsuˈpɹimli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S UW0 P R IY1 M AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • They were supremely confident at the beginning of the season.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to the maximum degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was supremely confident

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English supreme Middle English -ly English -ly English supremely From supreme + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ծայրաստիճան (cayrastičan) — to the highest degree
  • Armenian: վերին աստիճանի (verin astičani) — to the highest degree
  • Bulgarian: във висша степен (vǎv visša stepen) — to the highest degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 至上地 — to the highest degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 崇高地 — to the highest degree
  • Dutch: uiterst — to the highest degree
  • Dutch: hoogst — to the highest degree
  • Finnish: äärimmäisen — to the highest degree
  • French: suprêmement — to the highest degree
  • German: äußerst — to the highest degree
  • Italian: supremamente — to the highest degree
  • Portuguese: supremamente — to the highest degree
  • Russian: в вы́сшей сте́пени (v výsšej stépeni) — to the highest degree
  • Russian: чрезвыча́йно (črezvyčájno) — to the highest degree
  • Spanish: sumamente — to the highest degree
  • Spanish: soberanamente — to the highest degree
  • Vietnamese: cực kì — to the highest degree