paramount
45
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈpɛrəmˌaʊnt/
- Access to timely health care is paramount during a pandemic.
- paramount importance
- paramount concern
- paramount goal
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Watch on YouTubeI'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
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
1.0
Most important or central in a situation
∞
2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
∞
3.9
Highest in rank, quality, or importance
991
3.2
The main thing that matters most
800
4.0
Very important at a dangerous or decisive moment
691
2.5
Being most important or basic
493
2.1
Very important and needed for something to work
437
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
168
2.8
Most important person or thing in a situation
154
4.2
Most important in a group or area
69
4.9
Very important for the success of something
41
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
25
5.8
More important than anything else when making a decision
21
5.0
Very important and basic to how something works
19
4.8
More common or important than others in a group
15
8.0
The most respected and well known in a particular field
5
4.4
In the most important place in your mind
4
4.0
More important than other things
1
8.7
Having more power or influence than others
1
8.4
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.