pre-eminentadjective
uk/ˌpriːˈem.ɪ.nənt/us/ˌpriːˈem.ə.nənt/formalmore important or better than others:
She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.
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Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
- substantially
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pre-eminence
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpriːˈem.ɪ.nəns/us/ˌpriːˈem.ə.nəns/
His pre-eminence in his subject is internationally recognized.