premier

Examples

• All

• New York City boosters at the time were concerned about the rapid rise of Chicago and the possibility that it would become the premier city of the United States.

  Academic text (2006)

• One way to talk about it is we're trying to make Harvard University the premier second day institution in the world.

• And Netflix is really trying to become the premier global streaming Internet streaming entertainment service.

• So for me, in terms of Carnegie Mellon, I was a young actor, as I mentioned, and I knew that CMU was one of the premier schools to train at.

• This year's festival will showcase a number of premier artists in the music industry.

• Many students aspire to attend the premier university in their country for higher education.

• The company released its premier product last month, setting a new standard for quality.

Synonyms

F

first

vspremier

∞ 1.0

Coming before all others in order, time, or importance

focuses on occurring before others in time rather than on importance

F

foremost

vspremier

122 4.2

Most important in a group or area

describes coming before others in time rather than being about rank

L

leadoff

vspremier

• US

4 4.1

Coming first in a series or event

refers to something that comes before all others in time generally

E

earliest

vspremier

1 1.0

Coming before all others in time

is the non-superlative adjective expressing the same temporal idea

P

premiere

vspremier

1 6.4

Happening first in time or order

is the same in meaning but differs as a different word form

Antonyms

L

last

∞ 1.0

At the end and cannot be changed

S

subsequent

171 4.4

Happening after something else in time

Surface Forms

Etymology