supreme

adjective/suːˈpriːm/CEFR B2

সর্বোচ্চ, সর্বোপরি

Meaning

Highest in rank, or greatest in degree.

Example sentences

  • The case went to the Supreme Court.মামলাটি সুপ্রিম কোর্ট পর্যন্ত গড়ায়।
  • It took supreme effort to finish.শেষ করতে সর্বোচ্চ চেষ্টা লেগেছিল।

Common phrases with “supreme”

  • supreme commanderসর্বাধিনায়ক
  • supreme effortসর্বোচ্চ প্রচেষ্টা
  • reign supremeএকচ্ছত্র আধিপত্য করা

A common mistake

She was the most supreme student in the class.→She was the best student in the class.

Supreme is already the top, so most supreme is impossible. Note the capital letters in names: the Supreme Court of Bangladesh takes them, a supreme effort does not.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: paramount, highest

Antonyms: lowest

Similar words, and what each means

  • paramount

    সর্বাধিক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, সর্বোচ্চ

    More important than anything else; supreme.

  • unrivalled

    প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীহীন, অতুলনীয়

    Better than any competitor.

Other English words for “সর্বোচ্চ, সর্বোপরি”

  • paramount

    More important than anything else; supreme.

  • maximum

    The greatest amount or quantity possible or allowed.

Opposite words

  • lowest

    সর্বনিম্ন, সবচেয়ে কম

    Smaller in amount, level or position than all the others.

“supreme” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • It reviews rather than retries. The judges work from the record of the trial below and decide whether the law was applied correctly — witnesses are not usually recalled and new evidence is not usually taken. In Bangladesh the Supreme Court has two divisions, and the Appellate Division is the higher of them.

    appellate — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “supreme” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সর্বোচ্চ, সর্বোপরি
    • • অবিবেচক
    • • জ্বরাক্রান্ত, গা গরম ও জ্বরভাব
    • • আলো প্রতিফলিত করে এমন, প্রতিফলক
    Show the answer

    সর্বোচ্চ, সর্বোপরি — supreme (adjective) — সর্বোচ্চ, সর্বোপরি. Highest in rank, or greatest in degree.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “supreme”?

    • • phosphorescent
    • • orchestral
    • • cloying
    • • paramount
    Show the answer

    paramount — paramount — সর্বাধিক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, সর্বোচ্চ. More important than anything else; supreme.

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