foremost

American  

[fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

1. first in place, order, rank, etc..

   the foremost surgeons.

   Synonyms:

   paramount, principal, chief, prime, primary

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foremost British  

/ ˈfɔːˌməʊst /

adjective

1. first in time, place, rank, etc

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foremost Idioms  

1. see first and foremost.

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Etymology

Origin of foremost

before 1000; fore ¹ + -most; replacing Middle English, Old English formest, equivalent to form ( a ) first, variant of fruma (compare Latin prīmus ) + -est -est ¹

Example Sentences

The social media giant is among the foremost hyperscalers—companies spending massive amounts of money to build out data centers.

From Barron's

The social media giant is among the foremost hyperscalers—companies spending massive amounts of money to build out data centers.

From Barron's

First, foremost and fundamentally, England were vastly improved.

From BBC

First and foremost: You are in good health.

From MarketWatch

Literary authors often declare that they write first and foremost for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal