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highest-ranking

ADJECTIVE

exalted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elevated illustrious inflated lofty sublime

STRONG

dignified exaggerated honored imposing leading uplifting

WEAK

astral august eminent excessive first grand high high-minded high-ranking highest honorable ideal immodest intellectual magnificent noble number one outstanding overblown pompous prestigious pretentious proud self-important superb superior top-drawer top-ranking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lowly

STRONG

subordinate unimportant

WEAK

condemned criticized debased denounced humiliated

ADJECTIVE

high-ranking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eminent

WEAK

astral august dignified elevated exaggerated excessive first grand high high-minded highest honorable honored ideal illustrious immodest imposing inflated intellectual leading lofty magnificent noble number

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By 2016, Becerra, 58, was the highest-ranking Latino in Congress when then-Gov.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

He was the highest-ranking military official to die in the long-running conflict since 2021.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

One was thought to be targeting the residence of the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia, located a few hundred feet from the embassy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A grand ayatollah and source of emulation is among a select few of the highest-ranking clerics.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

He paid close attention to coverage of Hwang Jang Yop, a principal architect of North Korea’s ideology and the highest-ranking official ever to defect.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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