reigns supreme

Holds ultimate power

Reigns supreme means holds the highest position or dominates completely.

The phrase combines the monarch's reign with supremacy to emphasize unchallenged authority or superiority: In this household, chocolate ice cream reigns supreme.

Often used with light exaggeration for everyday preferences or opinions.

Related

sovereign · zenith · on top · unparalleled · stands alone · pinnacle · apex · crown · trendsetter · unrivaled · tastemaker · throne · monarch · exemplar · influencer · foremost · dictator · best

Opposites
dominance/power

reigns supremeserves

Provides or delivers

obeys · submits · bows down · kowtows · defers

success/achievement

reigns supremecrashes and burns

Fails in dramatic fashion

falls from grace · collapses · flounders · struggles · falters

prominence and importance

reigns supremelanguishes

Weakens through neglect

Family

reign, reigns, reigned, reigning, regalia, regally, regime, regimes, regent

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