1. Of high rank, station, or quality; noteworthy: eminent members of the community.
2. Outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished: an eminent historian. See Synonyms at noted.
3. Towering or standing out above others; prominent: an eminent peak.
[Middle English, from Latin minns, minent-, present participle of minre, to stand out : -, ex-, ex- + -minre, to jut out; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]
superior – of or characteristic of high rank or importance; “a superior ruler”
2.
eminent – of imposing height; especially standing out above others; “an eminent peak”; “lofty mountains”; “the soaring spires of the cathedral”; “towering icebergs”
high – (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high’); “a high mountain”; “high ceilings”; “high buildings”; “a high forehead”; “a high incline”; “a foot high”