above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

Examples of above all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The initial scarcity of GPUs meant to own Nvidia above all else from 2023 through 2024. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Greg was firmly in the pro-commercialization camp, according to OpenAI researchers who’ve worked with him, believing that above all, AI can empower individuals to transform their own lives. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

The new Holocaust Museum for Hope and Humanity on Ivanhoe Boulevard will expand the Center’s physical space and, above all, its educational reach, bringing the lessons of the Holocaust to more students, families and communities. — Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Jessup and Kendrick are the Emperor and Vader, convinced of their own moral superiority and addicted to playing God and breaking men like horses within a hierarchy that demands unquestioning upwards loyalty above all. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for above all

• autosomal
• cholesterol
• ergosterol
• lysosomal
• microsomal
• mycorrhizal
• neanderthal
• resorcinol
• ribosomal
• salbutamol
• aerosol
• alcohol