The difference between Preponderant and Supreme

When used as adjectives, preponderant means preponderating, whereas supreme means dominant, having power over all others.


Supreme is also noun with the meaning: the highest point.

Supreme is also verb with the meaning: to divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

check bellow for the other definitions of Preponderant and Supreme

  1. Preponderant as an adjective:

    Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing.

    Examples:

    "a preponderant weight; a topic of preponderant importance"

  1. Supreme as an adjective:

    Dominant, having power over all others.

  2. Supreme as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):

    Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.

    Examples:

    "'supreme disgust; supreme courage"

  3. Supreme as an adjective (botany):

    Situated at the highest part or point.

  1. Supreme as a verb (transitive, cooking):

    To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

  1. Supreme as a noun:

    The highest point.

  2. Supreme as a noun (cookery):

    A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.

  3. Supreme as a noun (cookery):

    Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

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