value judgment

arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. ​1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supreme

distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior

high-level, senior, top

important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant

incomparable, matchless, unequaled (or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed

celebrated, famed, famous, renowned

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible

• 1 coming before all others in importance //our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget

  Synonyms

  arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. ​1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supreme

  Related Words

  distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior

  high-level, senior, top

  important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant

  incomparable, matchless, unequaled (or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed

  celebrated, famed, famous, renowned

  Near Antonyms

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