preeminence
Being number one
Preeminence is the state of surpassing all others in excellence, importance, or achievement.
A nation may hold preeminence in manufacturing; a scholar may achieve preeminence in her field.
The word implies standing above competitors or peers: The company's preeminence in the industry went unchallenged for decades.
Also spelled pre-eminence.
Highest rank or power
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- hegemonyDominant group's control
sovereignty · superiority · dominion · authority · command · control · mastery · paramountcy
Notable difference or honor
- statureHeight or prestige
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- standingPosition, physical or social
- rankPosition in hierarchy
reputation · notability · importance · regard · esteem · respect · recognition · honor
Exceptional technical skill
- masteryComplete skill or control
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
genius · artistry · proficiency · skillfulness · craftsmanship · talent · accomplishment · achievement
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
hegemony · sovereignty · superiority · dominion · authority · command · control · mastery · paramountcy · upper hand
distinction
Notable difference or honor
- statureHeight or prestige
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- standingPosition, physical or social
rank · reputation · notability · importance · regard · esteem · respect · recognition · honor · dignity
virtuosity
Exceptional technical skill
- masteryComplete skill or control
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
brilliance · genius · artistry · proficiency · skillfulness · craftsmanship · talent · accomplishment · achievement · distinction
- dominancedominance, dominant, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- precedencepriority, rank order, pecking order, chain of command, seniority
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
- importanceimportance, significance, consequence, weight, gravity
preeminenceinferiority
Lower status or quality
subordination · lowliness · mediocrity · worthlessness · averageness
preeminenceobscurity
State of being unknown
anonymity · insignificance · invisibility · namelessness · unimportance
preeminencepowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
helplessness · weakness · impotence · irrelevance · marginality