Synonyms and Antonyms of foremost
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coming before all others in importance
- Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century
arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, 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, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant
collateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary
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highest in rank or authority
- wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department
chief, commanding, first, head, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, top
high-level, senior
controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory
main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign (also sovran)
ascendant (also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost
ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary
assistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under
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coming before all others in time or order
- when the foremost person in line tripped, everyone had to stop
earliest, first, headmost, inaugural, initial, leadoff, maiden, original, pioneer, premier, virgin
