Synonyms for paramount
ˈpær əˌmaʊntpara·mount

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1. paramountadjective

   Synonyms:
   highest, utmost

2. paramountadjective

   Supreme; highest.

   Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.

   Synonyms:
   highest, utmost

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1. paramount

   Synonyms:
   superior, preeminent, chief, principal, supreme

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, minor, inferior, secondary

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1. Paramountadjective

   Synonyms:
   Superior, principal, preeminent, chief.

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1. overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderatingadjective

   having superior power and influence

   "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

   Synonyms:
   rife, predominate, dominant, prevailing, predominant, overriding, preponderating, prevalent, preponderant

   Antonyms:
   low-level, subordinate

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1. paramountadjective

   Synonyms:
   supreme, superior, preeminent, principal, chief

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1. List of paraphrases for "paramount":

   primary, utmost, overriding, crucial, vital, supreme, primordial, essential, fundamental, capital, dominant, critical, extreme, overarching, maximum, highest

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How to use paramount in a sentence?

1. Tim Davie:

   Our BBC News service in Russian will continue to operate from outside Russia, the safety of our staff is paramount and we are not prepared to expose them to the risk of criminal prosecution simply for doing their jobs.

2. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   Respecting the rights and dignity of all New Yorkers is paramount, by taking this action, we are ensuring that principle rightfully extends to transgender people across our state.

3. Charles Hobart:

   The safety of our employees and customers is paramount, and we are providing this option because it's the right thing to do.

4. Savita Subramanian:

   Transparency is paramount, if you don't provide transparency, investors will assume the worst and ding you for it.

5. Jill Biden:

   As many of you have already seen we were forced to halt operations on the collapse in the early hours of the morning due to structural concerns about the standing structure, we are doing everything we can to ensure that the safety of the first responders is paramount and to continue our search and rescue operation as soon as it is safe to do so.