reign supreme

Hold absolute power

To reign supreme is to dominate completely, to be the unchallenged leader or most important thing in a domain.

A team reigns supreme after winning the championship.

A genre reigns supreme when nothing else comes close in popularity.

In our house, pizza reigns supreme on Friday nights.

The phrase emphasizes total dominance rather than mere superiority.

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rule the roost · overpower · hegemony · prevail · call the shots · unrivaled · command · rule · unchallenged · stand alone · without equal · second to none · conquer · mastery · supremacy · triumph · tower above · primacy

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Opposites
dominance/power

reign supremelanguish

Weaken through suffering

grovel · bow down · submit · play second fiddle · take orders

success/performance

reign supremefail

Be unsuccessful

tank · flop · bomb · crash and burn · fall flat

prominence and visibility

reign supremedisappear

Pass from visibility

fly under the radar · fall from grace

Family

supreme, kingdom, reign, sovereignty, sovereign, reigning, reigns, reigned, rulership

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G