paramount

I adjective arch, beyond compare, beyond comparison, cardinal, champion, chief, crowning, distinguished, extraordinary, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, head, hegemonic, hegemonical, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, main, master, matchless, memorable, model, notable, peerless, preeminent, prepollent, prepotent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, regnant, reigning, remarkable, salient, second to none, significant, sovereign, summus, supereminent, superior, superlative, supreme, top, transcendent, transcendental, unapproached, unequaled, unexcelled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, without parallel, worthy of notice, worthy of remark II index absolute (ideal), best, cardinal (outstanding), central (essential), critical (crucial), dominant, important (significant), influential, leading (ranking first), major, master, material (important), necessary (required), noteworthy, outstanding (prominent), peremptory (imperative), predominant, preferential, prevailing (having superior force), primary, prime (most valuable), principal, professional (stellar), salient, sovereign (absolute), stellar, superior (higher), superlative, vital