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/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/ · adjective
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important..
China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang.
Use pre eminent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pre eminent means Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important..
Common synonyms include leading, greatest, superior.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang.
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