paramount
Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminentHighest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
» Absolute secrecy is paramount.
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3 senses(not comparable, often, postpositional)Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
hervorragend, höchst, überragend
первостепе́нныйpervostepénnyj, вы́сшийvýsšij
верхо́внийverxóvnyj
(not comparable)Of the highest importance.
Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
главне́йшийglavnéjšij, краеуго́льныйkrajeugólʹnyj, первостепе́нныйpervostepénnyj
(not comparable, obsolete)Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
having superior power and influence
Examples
14 sentencesAbsolute secrecy is paramount.
Safety is paramount.
ruБезопасность превыше всего. — marafon
deSicherheit geht vor. — Yorwba
Honesty is paramount.
deEhrlichkeit ist das Wichtigste. — Melang
The idea is of paramount importance.
It is paramount to all the others.
deEs ist vorrangig vor allen anderen. — Tamy
Translations
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Synonyms
50 synonyms- having superior power and influence:overridingpredominantpredominatepreponderantpreponderating