Greatest
Greatest adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the greatest achievement in the history of cinema
Highest
Highest adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the highest official in the land
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Jason David Frank: portrayer of one of the greatest Power Rangers ever or an egomaniac and attention whore of the highest order?
Source: Broken Base / Live-Action TV - The "best men" (aristocrats) had the highest voting privileges and greatest power.
Source: Aristocrats Are Evil -
He gives Daniel one of the highest compliments he can both in his own culture ("one of its greatest warriors") and in his adopted one ("one of my greatest friends").
Source: Not So Stoic
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