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
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006