chief

Synonyms

arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, overbearing, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supreme;

Antonyms

last, least;

Near Antonyms

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant;

collateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary;

Related Words

distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior;

high-level, senior, top;

important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant;

incomparable, matchless, unequaled (or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed;

celebrated, famed, famous, renowned;

Synonyms

body, brunt, bulk, core, generality, main, mass, staple, weight;

Near Antonyms

accessory (also accessary), adjunct, appendage, extension, offshoot;

component, constituent, element, ingredient;

division, part, piece, section, segment;

angle, aspect, facet, feature, quality, side;

Related Words

majority;

aggregate, amount, entirety, quantum, sum, sum total, total, totality, whole;

bottom, essence, essentiality, marrow, meat, nature, pith, quintessence, root, soul, stuff, substance;

center, heart, hub, kernel, middle, nucleus, nut, seat;

affair, argument, burden, crux, focus, gist, nub, pitch, point, purport;

matter, motif, subject, text, theme, topic;