Preeminent and Quintessential

Preeminent

Preeminent adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Quintessential and preeminent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quintessential" instead an adjective "Preeminent".

Nearby Words: preeminence, preeminently

Quintessential

Quintessential adjective - Constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated.

Preeminent and quintessential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preeminent" instead an adjective "Quintessential".

Nearby Word: quintessence
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