paramount (adj.)
- apical
- arch
- ascendant
- banner
- basic
- best
- boss
- capital
- cardinal
- central
- champion
- chief
- choice
- commanding
- consummate
- controlling
- crowning
- dominant
- elder
- elect
- elite
- essential
- first
- focal
- foremost
- general
- governing
- great
- greatest
- head
- king
- lead
- leading
- liege
- magisterial
- main
- master
- matchless
- maximal
- maximum
- meridian
- meridional
- optimal
- optimum
- overbearing
- overriding
- peerless
- predominant
- predominate
- preeminent
- premier
- preponderant
- prevailing
- prevalent
- primal
- primary
- prime
- principal
- prize
- quintessential
- ranking
- regnant
- regulating
- regulative
- regulatory
- reigning
- requisite
- royal
- ruling
- select
- sovereign
- star
- stellar
- supreme
- surpassing
- top
- topmost
- ultimate
- unmatchable
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unsurpassed
- upmost
- uppermost
- vertical
- vital
- zenithal
