highest-ranking

ADJECTIVE

exalted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elevated illustrious inflated lofty sublime

STRONG

dignified exaggerated honored imposing leading uplifting

WEAK

astral august eminent excessive first grand high high-minded high-ranking highest honorable ideal immodest intellectual magnificent noble number one outstanding overblown pompous prestigious pretentious proud self-important superb superior top-drawer top-ranking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lowly

STRONG

subordinate unimportant

WEAK

condemned criticized debased denounced humiliated

ADJECTIVE

high-ranking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eminent

WEAK

astral august dignified elevated exaggerated excessive first grand high high-minded highest honorable honored ideal illustrious immodest imposing inflated intellectual leading lofty magnificent noble number

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Seyffardt, one of the highest-ranking Dutch collaborators with the Nazis, commanded a Waffen-SS unit of Dutch volunteers on the Eastern Front.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The crackdown culminated in January with the purge of Xi’s closest military deputy, Gen. Zhang Youxia—the highest-ranking uniformed member of the party’s Central Military Commission, and one of China’s few senior generals with combat experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

A grand ayatollah and source of emulation is among a select few of the highest-ranking clerics.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

In January, China's highest-ranking military general Zhang Youxia and his close ally Liu Zhenli were removed from their roles.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Finally one of the highest-ranking black officers in the American military, Brigadier General George Price, spoke.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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