NUMBER ONE Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

number one

adjective

variants also No. 1

as in main

coming before all others in importance considers international terrorism to be the number one threat to national security

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as in excellent

of the very best kind the company's chocolate is rated as number one by serious chocoholics

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Recent Examples of number one The question will be, number one is, what are the excesses beyond the insured amounts and the ability to deal with those and the companies, in terms of meeting payrolls? —

Nbc Universal, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2023 Depositors and workers in the companies whose deposits are in that bank need to be job number one. —

CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023 The city's even earned the rating of number one most stressful for workers in the U.S., according to a recent report. —

Michael Murney, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023 The number one priority in those situations is the health of the player. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for number one

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Dylan Redford, who serves as co-creator, director, editor, cinematographer, production sound mixer, main title editor and motion design director on the series, is the grandson of the late Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and Sundance Film Festival founder who died last year at 89.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 May 2026
Entergy New Orleans, the city’s main electric utility, has an accelerated grid-hardening plan that aims to replace existing utility poles with more fortified poles to withstand higher winds and selectively move some lines underground in high-risk areas.

— Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026