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paramount
Synonyms and Antonyms of paramount
- the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy
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
- maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance
unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassed
Synonym Discussion of paramount
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- a dominant social class
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- a predominant emotion
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- unemployment was the paramount issue in the campaign
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- preponderant evidence in her favor
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