FOREMOST Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

foremost

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˌmōst

Definition of foremost

as in main

coming before all others in importance Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century

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as in chief

highest in rank or authority wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department

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as in first

coming before all others in time or order when the foremost person in line tripped, everyone had to stop

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Recent Examples of foremost One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, AI’s foremost critic is flouting the dress code. — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026 The Move to Manchester The TV Festival’s impending move to Manchester was one of the foremost topics of conversation at this year’s edition. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan, two of the foremost scholars of American public administration, have identified three key types of administrative costs the government imposes on citizens. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foremost

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foremost

Adjective

Saudi Arabia kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online on Sunday after a deadly strike by Yemen’s Houthi rebels the day before.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Our main focus is on J & J’s Innovative Medicine pharma segment.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of main

Adjective

Misheck Mutize, AfCRA’s chief architect, acknowledged that the agency’s main role would be to steer Africa’s $4 trillion savings into African assets rather than changing how foreign investors see the continent.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Andrew Garfield stars as Altman, with Anora‘s Yura Borisov playing Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientific officer and co-founder of OpenAI who fires Altman.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief

Adjective

The attack is also not the first time cyber incidents have disrupted food systems.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Its holding group Agache in 2024 acquired a majority stake in Paris FC, which subsequently vaulted back into France’s first division after almost half a century in the second tier.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of first

Adjective

Steve Sarkisian will not budge on this issue One of the primary reasons Manning chose to attend Texas was Sarkisian.

— Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Flooding rains will be a primary concern, with several showers from Rachel having already reached the United States shoreline as of 2 pm Saturday.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of primary

Adjective

Lack of preparation Eight weeks after the UAE withdrawal, the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Winston cigarettes and Davidoff cigars serve to sell an image of supreme, untouchable confidence.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of supreme

Adjective

However, Efthymiou has been unable to get GBP100,000 (about $130,000) to perform the initial mouse-model study.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
In the initial screening, AccuPoint Solutions uses a variety of primary data points as a minimum baseline, maximum ceiling or within a range to eliminate those firms that do not meet CNBC's requirements.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of initial

Adjective

There are two predominant rumors about how a wild herd ended up in the Inland Empire, Spasojevic said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The predominant suites—all of which have generous outdoor space—are spread across four buildings whose Indonesian names translate to mountain, hill, plateau and valley.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of predominant

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