paramount
/ˈpa.ɹə.maʊnt/noun
A chief or superior.
Example sentence
- “Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.”
Featured as word of the day on January 6, 2026.
Related words
parchedTo burn the surface of, to scorch.paramedicA person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.parentA person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).paragonA person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.pariahA person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast.paradoxA seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.