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above all adv.
essentially adv.
par excellence adv.
principally adv.

ADVERB

above all

Synonyms

WEAK

chiefly especially in particular mainly most of all mostly primarily principally supremely

Antonyms

WEAK

lastly

ADVERB

essentially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually

STRONG

fundamentally

WEAK

at heart at the heart of centrally characteristically chiefly determinately factually in effect in essence indispensably inherently intimately intrinsically materially more or less so naturally primarily principally radically significantly vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

apparently on the surface superficially

ADVERB

par excellence

Synonyms

WEAK

eminently incomparably preeminent preeminently superior superiorly supremely the most

ADVERB

principally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically chiefly first and foremost generally largely mostly notably particularly predominantly

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all before anything else cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially first of all for the most part fundamentally in the first place in the main materially peculiarly preeminently prevailingly prevalently substantially superlatively supremely to a great degree universally vitally

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily trivially

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And just as importantly – how many people, let alone children, know or care who Ken Griffin is?

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

"We found fundamental changes in brain circuits occurring in young mice that still had normal learning and memory, and importantly, that those changes predicted the development of cognitive deficits at older ages."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

“But most importantly, she was a kind and gentle person who was always joy and an inspiration to work with.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Also, not focusing on diversification, and most importantly, not rebalancing periodically.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Two: Piper Milly’s winning science project was absurd. Shooting marbles at an unbaked cake? That’s just sad. Three, and most importantly: Piper Milly is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a person who excels.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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