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Synonyms & Antonyms of paramount
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1
coming before all others in importance
- the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy
Synonyms for paramount
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- chief,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- main,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overmastering,
- overriding,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primal,
- primary,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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2
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
- maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance
Synonyms for paramount
Words Related to paramount
- unequaled
- (or unequalled),
- unmatched,
- unparalleled,
- unrivaled
- (or unrivalled),
- unsurpassed
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Antonyms for paramount
paramount
nounSynonyms of paramount (Entry 2 of 2)
as in authoritarian, totalitarian
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The first known use of paramount was in 1530
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