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Paramount

Paramount Meaning & Definition
Paramount Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paramount?

[adj] having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Paramount: dominant | overriding | predominant | predominate | preponderant | preponderating

Related Terms | Find terms related to Paramount: acmatic | all-absorbing | anointed king | apical | arch | ascendant | at the head | banner | basic | best | boss | bwana | capital | cardinal | central | champion | chef | chief | chieftain | choice | church dignitary | commanding | consummate | controlling | crowned head | crowning | dominant | dynast | ecclesiarch | elder | elect | electronics king | elite | emperor | employer | essential | first | focal | for the best | foremost | general | goodman | governing | grand duke | great | greatest | guru | handpicked | head | headmost | hegemonic | hegemonistic | high chief | highest | honcho | husband | imperator | in ascendancy | in charge | in chief | in the ascendant | king | king-emperor | kinglet | lead | leading | leading light | liege | liege lord | lord | lord paramount | luminary | magisterial | main | majesty | master | master spirit | matchless | maximal | maximum | meridian | meridional | monarch | optimal | optimum | overbearing | overlord | overmost | overriding | overruling | padrone | paterfamilias | patriarch | patron | peerless | petty king | picked | potentate | predominant | predominate | preeminent | premier | prepollent | preponderant | preponderate | prepotent | prevailing | prevalent | prima donna | primal | primary | prime | prince | prince consort | principal | prize | quintessential | rabbi | ranking | regnant | regulating | regulative | regulatory | reigning | requisite | royal | royal personage | royalty | ruler | ruling | sahib | seigneur | seignior | select | sovereign | star | starets | stellar | summital | supereminent | superstar | supreme | surpassing | suzerain | teacher | tetrarch | tip-top | top | top dog | topflight | topmost | ultimate | unmatchable | unmatched | unparalleled | unsurpassed | upmost | uppermost | vertical | very best | vital | zenithal

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Paramount In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty. ``A traitor paramount.'' --Bacon. {Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score. {Lord paramount}, the king. Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; pre["e]minent; chief.
\Par"a*mount\, n. The highest or chief. --Milton.

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