Link Centre Dictionary

supreme

sup·reme

UK/ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ US/ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/ common

adjective

1.

final or last in your life or progress

  • “the supreme sacrifice”
  • “the supreme judgment”
Similar
2.

greatest in status or authority or power

  • “a supreme tribunal”
Synonyms
Similar
3.

highest in excellence or achievement

  • “supreme among musicians”
  • “a supreme endxxeavor”
  • “supreme courage”
Similar
4.

greatest or maximal in degree; extreme

  • “supreme folly”
Similar

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • reign supreme
  • supreme being
  • supreme court
  • supreme de volaille a la Kiev
  • supreme de volaille a la Kyiv
  • supreme leader
  • supreme moderator
  • supreme moment
  • supreme sacrifice

Related words

Word family

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.