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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obvious, apparent |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arrant, blatant, capital, complete, downright, egregious, excessive, exorbitant, extreme, flagrant, glaring, grievous, heinous, immoderate, inordinate, manifest, out-and-out, outrageous, outright, perfect, plain, rank, serious, shameful, sheer, shocking, unmitigated, unqualified, utter |
| Antonyms: | hidden, modified, obscured, vague |
| Main Entry: | main |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principal, predominant |
| Synonyms: | capital, cardinal, central, chief, controlling, critical, crucial, essential, foremost, fundamental, head, leading, major, necessary, outstanding, paramount, particular, preeminent, premier, prevailing, primary, prime, special, star, stellar, supreme, vital |
| Notes: | main means most important element, while a mane is long coarse hair growing along the top and sides of an animal's neck or the growth of hair covering the head of a human being |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, extra, insignificant, minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | monetary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning money, finances |
| Synonyms: | budgetary, capital, cash, commercial, financial, fiscal, pecuniary, pocket |
| Notes: | monetary means 'pertaining or relating to money or currency' and fiscal means 'pertaining or relating to finance and financial matters, especially of government and taxes |
| Main Entry: | optimal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimum |
| Synonyms: | 24-carat, A1, ace, best, capital, choice, choicest, excellent, flawless, gilt-edge, greatest, highest, ideal, matchless, maximum, most advantageous, most favorable, peak, peerless, perfect, select, solid gold, superlative, top, world class |
| Main Entry: | optimum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best |
| Synonyms: | -carat, A1, ace, capital, choice, choicest, excellent, flawless, gilt-edge, greatest, highest, ideal, matchless, maximum, most advantageous, most favorable, optimal, peak, peerless, perfect, select, solid gold, superlative, world class |
| Antonyms: | least, poorest, worst |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, excellent |
| Synonyms: | A-1, A-number-1, ace*, bad*, boss*, capital*, celebrated, chief, cool*, crack*, distinguished, dominant, eminent, eventful, exceptional, famous, far-out, great, greatest, hundred-proof, important, impressive, magnificent, main, major, meritorious, momentous, mostest, number one, out-of-sight, out-of-this-world, phenomenal, predominant, preeminent, primo, principal, special, standout, star, steller, super, superior, superlative, tops, well-known, world-class |
| Antonyms: | average, bad, inferior, ordinary, poor, regular, unexceptional, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | paramount |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principal, superior |
| Synonyms: | ascendant, capital, cardinal, chief, commanding, controlling, crowning, dominant, eminent, first, foremost, headmost, leading, main, outstanding, overbearing, predominant, predominate, preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevalent, primary, prime, regnant, sovereign, supreme |
| Notes: | paramount means 'primary, top'; tantamount means 'equivalent to, same as'; paramount first meant 'highest in jurisdiction' |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, least, less, lesser, lowest, minor, secondary, smallest, trivial |
| Main Entry: | predominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-powerful, almighty, arbitrary, ascendant, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, directing, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, holding the reins, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supervisory, supreme, surpassing, transcendent, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | preeminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important; superior |
| Synonyms: | capital, chief, consummate, distinguished, dominant, excellent, foremost, incomparable, main, major, matchless, number one, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, principal, renowned, stellar, supreme, surpassing, towering, transcendent, ultimate, unequalled, unmatchable, unrivalled, unsurpassable, unsurpassed |
| Antonyms: | inferior, low, unimportant, unknown |
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