EMINENT Synonyms

• (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

• used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• conspicuous in position or importance

• widely known and esteemed

• having an illustrious past

• widely known and esteemed

• widely known and esteemed

• having or conferring glory

• of great significance or value

• important in effect or meaning

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

• a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

• widely known and esteemed

• worthy of attention

• widely known and esteemed

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

• worthy of attention

• distinguished from others in excellence

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• owed as a debt

• of major significance or importance

• unusual or striking

• worthy of attention

• greater than normal in quantity or amount

• (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

• used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

• a lofty level or position or degree

• an air mass of higher than normal pressure

• a state of sustained elation

• a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

• a high place

• a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

• a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

• at a great altitude

• in or to a high position, amount, or degree

• in a rich manner

• far up toward the source

• standing above others in quality or position

• happy and excited and energetic

• (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

• slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

• having or displaying great dignity or nobility

• the activity of flying a glider

• ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others