eminent — OET

eminent

adjective

1 an eminent man of letters:

illustrious, distinguished, renowned, esteemed, pre-eminent, notable, noteworthy, great, prestigious, important, significant, influential, outstanding, noted, of note;

famous, celebrated, prominent, well known, lionized, acclaimed;

superior, of high standing, high-ranking, exalted, revered, elevated, august, grand, lofty, venerable, foremost, leading, paramount, legendary;

informal big-time, big/major league.

▷antonyms unimportant; unknown.

2 the eminent reasonableness of their wage claims:

obvious, clear, conspicuous, marked, singular, signal, outstanding;

total, complete, utter, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, sheer.

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