Synonyms and Antonyms of overriding
coming before all others in importance
- the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup
arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, 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
