paramount
- adjective
- /ˈpɛrəmˌaʊnt/
- Access to timely health care is paramount during a pandemic.
- paramount importance
- paramount concern
- paramount goal
I'm just saying what I care about, what's paramount to me is liberty.
- I'm just saying what I care about, what's paramount to me is liberty.
- And it really was just a really a paramount moment in his career.
- Elections has to be the the paramount concern.
- So in preparation for AC, what we know is that social distancing is paramount in people's minds.
- Obviously, that must be one of the paramount tasks to deal with for our partners and for us.
- But either way, the call to action is like this has to be paramount in your life.
- Though I disagree, these are their paintings and ultimately keeping that in mind is of paramount importance.
- I think that is paramount. I watch people, I watch entrepreneurs
- Like I feel like that journey that I went on was paramount to be where I am today.
Examples
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I want you to understand that my interest in Mr. Ross is of paramount importance.
Fiction book (2000) -
Evidence questions are of paramount importance for both individuals and democratic citizens.
Academic text (1999) -
These talks with China are of paramount importance.
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The security of information is paramount.
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And ownership of the territory is of paramount importance to these guys.
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It is of paramount importance that you do this.
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The subject matter is of paramount importance and utmost interest.
Academic text (2013) -
Without a doubt, teacher retention and attrition issues are of paramount importance.
Academic text (2011) -
And above all else‚ I hold the well-being of our country paramount.
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The safety of the children is of paramount importance to the school administration.
Synonyms
A person or thing that matters a lot
Most important or central in a situation
Very important for something to work or succeed
The main thing that matters most
Being most important or basic
Very important at a dangerous or decisive moment
Highest in rank, quality, or importance
Very important and needed for something to work
Very important for the success or result of something
Most important person or thing in a situation
Most important in a group or area
Very important for the success of something
Very important and basic to how something works
Very necessary for a decision or success
More important than other things
More common or important than others in a group
The most respected and well known in a particular field
Having more power or influence than others
More important than anything else when making a decision
In the most important place in your mind
Higher in rank within a group or system
Antonyms
Compounds
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word paramount comes from old French words meaning 'over the mountain', the parts par ('by') and mount ('mountain', as in mountain or mount). So, something paramount is 'above' everything else in importance.