supremacy C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /səˈprɛməsi/ UK /suːˈprɛməsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being superior in authority, power, or status The empire fought for naval supremacy across the seas. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being superior... dominanceascendancypreeminencesovereigntyprimacysuperioritymastery ↔ Opposites subordinationinferioritysubjection Word family Related forms supremesupremo Etymology AI details From supreme (from Latin supremus 'highest, topmost', superlative of superus 'that is above', from super 'over') plus the suffix -acy. supremus Latin super Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supremacy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /səˈprɛməsi/ **IPA (UK):** /suːˈprɛməsi/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being superior in authority, power, or status ## Examples - The empire fought for naval supremacy across the seas. ## Synonyms - dominance - ascendancy - preeminence - sovereignty - primacy - superiority - mastery ## Antonyms - subordination - inferiority - subjection ## Related Forms - supreme - supremo ## Roots and Affixes - Root: supremus - Root: super ## Etymology From supreme (from Latin supremus 'highest, topmost', superlative of superus 'that is above', from super 'over') plus the suffix -acy. ## AI Etymology Supremacy is from supreme (from Latin supremus 'highest, topmost', superlative of superus 'that is above', from super 'over') plus the suffix -acy. Important recorded forms include supremus (Latin) and super (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the state of being superior in authority, power, or status. The wider family includes related words such as supreme and supremo. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown