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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-powerful, almighty, arbitrary, ascendant, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, directing, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, holding the reins, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supervisory, supreme, surpassing, transcendent, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | prevalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | governing, superior |
| Synonyms: | ascendant, compelling, dominant, overbearing, paramount, powerful, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, regnant, ruling, sovereign, successful |
| Antonyms: | inferior, subservient |
| Main Entry: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, principal |
| Synonyms: | capital, cardinal, chief, crackerjack*, dominant, excellent, fab, first, first-class*, greatest, heavy, highest, hot*, leading, main, number one, paramount, primo, state-of-the-art*, stellar, top, top-of-the-line, tough*, world-class |
| Antonyms: | inferior, least, minor, second-rate, secondary, subordinate, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chief, controlling, crowning, dominant, essential, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, incomparable, key, leading, main, mainline, major, matchless, maximum, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, preeminent, premier, prevailing, primary, prime, prominent, second-to-none, sovereign, star, stellar, strongest, supereminent, superior, supreme, transcendent, unapproachable, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled |
| Notes: | principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, extra, least, lesser, minor, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | rampant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled, out of hand |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, blustering, boisterous, clamorous, dominant, epidemic, exceeding bounds, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fanatical, flagrant, furious, growing, impetuous, impulsive, luxuriant, on the rampage, out of control, outrageous, pandemic, predominant, prevalent, profuse, raging, rampaging, rank, rife, riotous, spreading, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrestrained, unruly, vehement, violent, wanton, widespread, wild |
| Antonyms: | checked, controlled, limited, restrained |
| Main Entry: | ruling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prevailing, main |
| Synonyms: | chief, current, dominant, pivotal, popular, predominant, preeminent, preponderant, prevalent, principal, rampant, rife, widespread |
| Antonyms: | inferior, minor, subordinate |
| Main Entry: | star |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, illustrious |
| Synonyms: | brilliant, capital, celebrated, chief, dominant, leading, main, major, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, principal, prominent, talented, well-known |
| Antonyms: | minor, unimportant, unknown |
| Main Entry: | top |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, most important; highest |
| Synonyms: | apical, capital, chief, crack, crowning, culminating, dominant, elite, excellent, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, five-star, foremost, greatest, head, lead, leading, loftiest, maximal, maximum, outside, paramount, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, ruling, sovereign, superior, supreme, tiptop, top-drawer, top-notch, topmost, upper, uppermost |
| Antonyms: | least, low, lower, lowest, second-rate, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | triumphant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | successful |
| Synonyms: | boastful, celebratory, champion, conquering, dominant, elated, exultant, glorious, happy, in the lead, jubilant, looking good, lucky, on top, out front, prizewinning, proud, rejoicing, swaggering, triumphal, unbeaten, undefeated, victorious, winning |
| Antonyms: | defeated, failing, losing, unsuccessful |
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