paramount

[ par-uh-mount ]

/ ˈpær əˌmaʊnt /

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adjective

chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.

above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.

noun

a supreme ruler; overlord.

OPPOSITES FOR paramount

1 unimportant.

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Origin of paramount

1525–35; <Anglo-French paramont above, equivalent to parper- + a mont<Latin ad montem to the mountain, hence, in Old French: upward, above; see ad-, mount²

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1. See dominant.

OTHER WORDS FROM paramount

par·a·mount·cy, nounpar·a·mount·ly, adverbsu·per·par·a·mount, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH paramount

1. paramount , tantamount2. paramount , ultimate

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Paramount

[ par-uh-mount ]

/ ˈpær əˌmaʊnt /

noun

a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

How to use paramount in a sentence

With constant efforts from our SEO community to work out the best way to top rankings, it’s possible for us to close that gap and know for sure which trends are paramount, and which we can allow ourselves to overlook.
Google ranking factors to change search in 2021: Core Web Vitals, E-A-T, or AMP?|Aleh Barysevich|September 16, 2020|Search Engine Watch
One challenge for ViacomCBS is the majority of consumers may not immediately know what is part of the Paramount content universe, like they might for a more famous brand like Disney.
Entertainment companies still have no idea what to name their streaming services|Adam Epstein|September 16, 2020|Quartz
For better or worse, we have been changed, and we can no more go back to who we were than Norma can convince Paramount to let her star in a movie about Salome.
‘Sunset Boulevard’ of broken dreams|David Ehrenstein|August 20, 2020|Washington Blade
The company’s Paramount film studio was also hit by the shutdown of movie theaters.
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Privacy is paramount to librarians like me because patrons trust us with their data.
Software that monitors students during tests perpetuates inequality and violates their privacy|Amy Nordrum|August 7, 2020|MIT Technology Review
But all the studios like Paramount that do art house films passed on it.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He would talk to Mecallari and the staff about what was of paramount importance to him, his two sons.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock said that when Vertigo was finished, he took it to New York to screen it for the Paramount executives.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Studies have shown that getting eight hours of sleep is paramount to achieving high performance.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it is also a rejoinder to the view, which I expressed, that ethical norms are paramount.
The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss Are Those Most Opposed to Marriage Equality|Jay Michaelson|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But she had experienced an hour of mixed emotions in which a confused and wondering sense of defeat was paramount.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
In most states this interest or dower is paramount to the claims of her husband's creditors.
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Justice and truth became thus paramount virtues, to be practised and sought as the end of life.
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I have a wretched longing for some strong, absorbing affection, something paramount, satisfying.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
The orthodox mould candle reigns paramount on each side of the pulpit; and its light appears to give satisfaction.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus

British Dictionary definitions for paramount

paramount

/ (ˈpærəˌmaʊnt) /

adjective

of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent

noun

rare a supreme ruler

Derived forms of paramount

paramountcy, nounparamountly, adverb

Word Origin for paramount

C16: via Anglo-Norman from Old French paramont, from par by + -amont above, from Latin ad montem to the mountain

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