SUPREMACY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUPREMACY?

Need another word that means the same as “supremacy”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “supremacy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Supremacy” are: domination, mastery, ascendancy, predominance, primacy, dominion, hegemony, authority, control, power, sway, rule, sovereignty, lordship, leadership, influence, dominance, superiority, advantage

Supremacy as a Noun

Definitions of "Supremacy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “supremacy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Power to dominate or defeat.
• The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

Synonyms of "Supremacy" as a noun (19 Words)

advantage	The quality of having a superior or more favorable position. It turned out to my advantage.
ascendancy	The state that exists when one person or group has power over another. The poor have a moral ascendancy over the rich.
authority	(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others. He has the natural authority of one who is used to being obeyed.
control	The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. Growing controls on local spending.
dominance	The predominance of one or more species in a plant or animal community. The worldwide dominance of Hollywood.
dominion	The territory of a sovereign or government. France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa.
hegemony	The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others. To say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony.
influence	One having power to influence another. Their friends are having a bad influence on them.
leadership	The activity of leading. The party prospered under his leadership.
lordship	A title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge. His lordship over the other gods.
mastery	Power to dominate or defeat. Man s mastery over nature.
power	Of a government or government official holding an office means being in power. His powers of concentration.
predominance	The quality of being more noticeable than anything else. Churches with a predominance of African American members.
primacy	The fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (especially as increasing its likelihood of being remembered. London s primacy as a financial centre.
rule	A strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines a ruler. Those who did break the rules would be dealt with swiftly.
sovereignty	The authority of a state to govern another state. The sovereignty of Parliament.
superiority	The quality of being at a competitive advantage. An attempt to establish superiority over others.
sway	Controlling influence. The country was under the sway of rival warlords.

Usage Examples of "Supremacy" as a noun

• The supremacy of the king.

Associations of "Supremacy" (30 Words)

ascendant	Rising in power or influence. The newly ascendant liberal party.
authority	The confidence resulting from personal expertise. Military forces have the legal authority to arrest drug traffickers.
centralize	Concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority. The Russian government centralized the distribution of food.
chancellor	(in the UK) an officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions. The Lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application.
dictator	A person who behaves in an autocratic way. My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime.
dictatorship	A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. The effects of forty years of dictatorship.
dogmatic	Relating to or involving dogma. She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed.
dominate	Be greater in significance than. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.
domineer	Assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way. She doesn t domineer preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation.
govern	Exercise authority over; as of nations. He does not have the ability to govern himself or others successfully.
hegemony	Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others. Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.
indiscriminately	In a random manner. People who are sedentary and who eat indiscriminately.
lord	Make a lord of someone. Sir Cadwallader Pleadwell has been lately lorded.
manageable	Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable.
mastery	The action of mastering a subject or skill. A child s mastery of language.
monocracy	A system of government by one person only.
monopolize	Have or exploit a monopoly of. He monopolizes the laser printer.
oppression	The act of subjugating by cruelty. Beatrice s mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression.
overlord	A ruler, especially a feudal lord. The undisputed overlord of the crime family.
potentate	A monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one.
predominance	The quality of being more noticeable than anything else. Hollywood s continued predominance in the international film market.
premier	The person who is head of state (in several countries. He holds the premier barony in the UK created in 1269.
prevail	Use persuasion successfully. The champion prevailed though it was a hard fight.
reign	Have sovereign power. Henry VIII reigned for a long time.
ruler	A straight strip or cylinder of plastic, wood, metal, or other rigid material, typically marked at regular intervals and used to draw straight lines or measure distances.
sovereignty	Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch. National sovereignty.
suppress	To put down by force or authority. Suppress a yawn.
supreme	A dish served in a supreme sauce. A unified force with a supreme commander.
tyrannize	Rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly. He tyrannizes over the servants.