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transcendence

[tran-sen-duhns] / trænˈsɛn dəns /
NOUN
excellence
Synonyms
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greatness merit perfection purity quality supremacy virtue
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arete class distinction eminence excellency fineness goodness preeminence worth
WEAK
high quality superbness éclat
Antonyms
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unimportance
WEAK
failure imperfection inferiority
NOUN
perfection
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accomplishment evolution excellence fulfillment ideal integrity precision purity quality superiority supremacy virtue
STRONG
acme arete completion consummation crown ending entireness exactness excellency exquisiteness faultlessness finish finishing idealism impeccability maturity merit paragon realization ripeness sublimity wholeness
WEAK
achieving perfectness
Antonyms
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failure frustration imperfection inferiority
WEAK
damage deficiency flaw incompleteness uselessness worthlessness
NOUN
priority
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arrangement preference
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antecedence lead order precedence preeminence prerogative rank seniority superiority supremacy
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crash project greatest importance previousness right of way
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inferiority last subservience
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unimportance
NOUN
superbness
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WEAK
arete class distinction eminence excellency fineness goodness greatness high quality merit perfection preeminence purity quality superiority supremacy virtue worth éclat
NOUN
superiority
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dominance excellence perfection preeminence prestige supremacy upper hand
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ascendancy authority better bulge edge eminence influence lead nobility position power predomination preponderance prevalence pull rank spark top vantage victory
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ahead meliority whip hand
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imperfection
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impotence incapacity inferiority weakness
WEAK
disadvantage subservience
NOUN
supremacy
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dominance preeminence primacy sovereignty superiority
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ascendancy authority command control dominion paramountcy power predominance preponderance principality sway
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absolute rule driver's seat prepotence supreme authority
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inferiority subordination weakness
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subservience
NOUN
transcendency
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superiority supremacy
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supereminence
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subservience

Example Sentences

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Harrison sought transcendence; what he set in motion was securitization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The song can’t be made by any one member — it can only come from the spontaneous transcendence of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Instead it helps bring home the horror movie’s big theme about the transcendence of art for oppressed people, including “music so true it can pierce the veil between life and death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

This transcendence is one of the film’s greatest gifts, a chance to practice serenity and patience when there is little of either.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

We have a higher self, a capacity for transcendence.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.