most important
Above all else
Most important identifies whatever ranks highest in significance, value, or priority among a set of things being considered.
It often introduces the chief point in an argument or list: Most important, we need to secure funding before moving forward.
The phrase can modify a noun directly the most important factor or stand alone as commentary on what follows.
- crucialOf supreme importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- paramountOf supreme significance
above all else · first and foremost · key · key factor · primary · fundamental · central · pivotal · significant · core · bread and butter · main · principal · chief · foremost · number one · top priority · urgent
most importantunimportant
Lacking significance or weight
trivial · insignificant · inconsequential · negligible · marginal
most importantdispensable
Able to be sacrificed
expendable · optional · unnecessary · superfluous · nonessential
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