numero uno
The big cheese
Numero uno is borrowed Spanish for "number one," used playfully or emphatically in English to mean the best, the top-ranked, or oneself: You've got to look out for numero uno.
It often carries a touch of swagger or self-interest: When it comes to sales, she's numero uno.
Top-ranking leader
- bossWorkplace superior
- headUppermost body part
- captainOne who commands
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
alpha · ringleader · frontrunner · figurehead · commander · director · mastermind · shot-caller
Having no equal
- unmatchedHaving no equal
- incomparableWithout equal or rival
- peerlessHaving no equal
- supremeHighest in authority
preeminent · nonpareil · matchless · unparalleled · singular · inimitable · unequaled · transcendent
Having achieved triumph
- trophyAward for winning
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
- goldElement seventy-nine
podium · triumph · conqueror · hall-of-famer · record-breaker · laureate · undefeated · glory
chief
Top-ranking leader
kingpin · alpha · ringleader · frontrunner · figurehead · commander · director · mastermind · shot-caller · GOAT
unrivaled
Having no equal
- unmatchedHaving no equal
- incomparableWithout equal or rival
- peerlessHaving no equal
supreme · preeminent · nonpareil · matchless · unparalleled · singular · inimitable · unequaled · transcendent · world-class
victorious
Having achieved triumph
- trophyAward for winning
- medalistCompetition award recipient
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
gold · podium · triumph · conqueror · hall-of-famer · record-breaker · laureate · undefeated · glory · crown
pinnacle
Utmost summit or spire
acme · peak · crest · climax · heights · culmination · mountaintop · crowning · throne
first
Position number one
primary · leading · principal · paramount · highest · uppermost · first-string
- bigwigsbigwig, big shot, big wig, VIP, big kahuna
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- Excellence Termscream of the crop, top notch, gold standard, crème de la crème, best of the best
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
numero unodead last
Finishing behind all others
last place · rock bottom · bottom of the barrel · last · lowest
numero unonobody
Inconsequential person
small fry · nonentity · afterthought · underdog · nothing
number, numerous, numeral, enumerate, innumerable, enumeration, numerate, numerator, enumerator