paramount

About 4.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
2. adjective Of the highest importance.

   Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.

3. adjective Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
4. noun A chief or superior; an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
5. noun A supreme ruler; an overlord; in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.

Similar words

predominant predominate preponderant overriding dominant preponderating prevailing premier prime main

Often followed by

importance in to chief and pictures power consideration concern

Word family

Paramount paramountcies paramountcy paramountly paramounts