FOREMOST Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

foremost

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˌmōst

Definition of foremost

as in main

coming before all others in importance Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century

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as in chief

highest in rank or authority wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department

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as in first

coming before all others in time or order when the foremost person in line tripped, everyone had to stop

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Recent Examples of foremost Similarly, the world’s foremost perfumeries haven’t collaborated with elite motorcar brands. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 ActiveCampaign Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Today, perhaps the foremost image of a moderate is that of a centrist on a left-right spectrum. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Briggs, the architect, built a reputation for bespoke luxury homes along the Orange County coast and was named among Architectural Digest’s 100 foremost architects in 1991, according to background materials from the listing team. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foremost

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Adjective

In the Brazilian city of Cuiabá, the mayor, Abílio Brunini, prohibited one such championship from taking place in the city’s main public space.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Next, workers will install new cables, bolted into the five main branches, to stabilize the tree before removing the old supports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of main

Adjective

Mohammed Zahidullah, chief sustainability officer at DBL Group, warned that Bangladesh risks losing orders to competitors including India, Pakistan and Vietnam as those sourcing markets move more quickly to adopt renewable energy.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Syrianos, previously the global technical director, becomes chief football officer at the City Ground, taking on the role vacated when Ross Wilson departed to join Newcastle last summer.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chief

Adjective

Announced at the Hot Chips conference, the processor is the first dual-architecture mainframe chip from IBM and is being developed for future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
Nvidia said the first computing racks built on technology from its $20 billion Groq deal, the Groq 3 LPX, will be operational later this year, with Nebius as the launch customer.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of first

Adjective

The primary comes as Trump attempts to brush off a string of primary losses, with his 10th endorsed candidate losing in last week’s elections.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
The primary hurdle moving forward is integrating efficient extraction technologies into existing treatment infrastructure to yield materials that meet industrial standards.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of primary

Adjective

After the supreme leader was killed in February, the Iranian regime posted banners of his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, around Tehran.

— Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Cut off from the rest of Virgin Gorda and accessible only by boat and helicopter, its supreme seclusion is a part of its unending appeal.

— Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of supreme

Adjective

As long as the predominant globe-spanning Navy kept the seas free for everyone, there was no reason to be affiliated with any state.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Odyssey is a story set in the Bronze Age, written in the Iron Age, measured by which metal was the predominant metal that went into weapons of war and other kinds of tools.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Definition of predominant

Adjective

Adrián Marín set up the play with his pass to Tiago as Orlando took what seemed to be a commanding lead in the second half.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Arendt comes most fully alive, though, when Meyer lets her own extravagant, commanding voice carry the story forward.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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