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. 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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1. James Caan:

   The fun of it was taken away, i’ve done pictures where I’d rather do time. I just walked out of a picture at Paramount. I said you haven’t got enough money to make me go to work every day with a director I don’t like.

2. 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.

3. Federal Reserve:

   It is of paramount importance to get inflation down.

4. Aisha Birma:

   This election is not about Buhari or Jonathan, it's about Nigeria, it's about freedom, it's about change, it's about unity, what we have gone through, the Boko Haram insurgency for the past six years in Borno. ... You, Jonathan, were responsible for our lives and property. When you don't protect our lives and property, you can't talk about infrastructure, education ... Security is paramount.

5. Richard Neal:

   Traditionally a treasury secretary kicks off the Ways and Means Committee year, we want that to remain paramount.