paramount

adjective
UK: /ˈpærəmaʊnt/
US: /ˈperəmaʊnt/

  1. More important than anything else.

    1. Safety is paramount here, so please be careful.
    2. Gaining public trust is paramount for the success of our initiative.

Synonyms

chief dominant principal supreme foremost preeminent

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The phonetic transcription of "paramount" is /ˈpærəmaʊnt/ in British English and /ˈperəmaʊnt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "paramount": chief, dominant, principal, supreme, foremost, preeminent.

Example usage of "paramount": "Safety is paramount here, so please be careful.". More examples on the page.