N. superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull,
preponderance,
preponderation, vantage ground,
prevalence,
partiality, personal superiority, nobility, triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack *, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, τρικυμία,
climax,
culmination,
transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, benjamin's mess, excess,
surplus, (redundancy) 641
V. be superior, exceed,
excel,
transcend,
outdo, outbalance,
outweigh, outrank, outrival,
out-herod, pass,
surpass, get ahead of, over-top,
override, overpass, overbalance,
overweigh,
overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip,
eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of,
outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle,
preponderate,
predominate, prevail,
precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head,
culminate, beat &c. all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake *, become larger, render larger, (expand) 194
Adj. superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished,
ultra,
vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost,
paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning,
first-rate, (excellent) 648, unrivaled peerless,
matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil,
unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed,
superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison,
culminating,
transcendent,
transcendental, plus royaliste que le roi, more catholic than the pope increased, enlarged
Adv. beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently,
egregiously, preeminently,
surpassing, prominently,
superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly,
a fortiori, even,
yea, still more
Phr. "i shall not look upon his like again", deos fortioribus addesse
N. influence, importance, weight, pressure,
preponderance,
prevalence,
sway,
predominance,
predominancy,
ascendency,
dominance, reign, control,
domination, pull*, authority,
capability, effect, interest, synergy (cooperation) 709, footing, purchase, play,
leverage, vantage ground, tower of strength, host in himself, protection, patronage,
auspices V. have -influence, be -influential, carry weight,
weigh, tell, have a hold upon,
magnetize, bear upon, gain a footing, work upon, take root, take hold, strike root in, run through,
pervade, prevail,
dominate,
predominate, out weigh, over weigh, over-ride, over-bear, gain head,
rage, be -rife, spread like wildfire, have the upper hand, get the upper hand, gain the upper hand, have full play, get full play, gain full play, be recognized, be listened to, make one's voice heard, gain a hearing, play a part, play a leading part, play a leading part in, take the lead, pull the strings, turn the scale, throw one's weight into the scale, set the fashion, lead the dance
Adj. influential, effective, important,
weighty, prevailing, prevalent,
rife,
rampant, dominant,
regnant, predominant, in the ascendant,
hegemonical Adv. with telling effect
Phr. tel maure tel valet
