Synonyms for foremost
ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, ˈfoʊr-fore·most

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1. first, foremost, world-classadjective

   ranking above all others

   "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

   Synonyms:
   initiatory, maiden, inaugural, frontmost, initiative, first, beginning(a), world-class

   Antonyms:
   back(a), worst, aft(a)

2. foremost, frontmostadjective

   preceding all others in spatial position

   "the foremost compartment of the ship"

   Synonyms:
   frontmost, first, world-class

   Antonyms:
   worst, aft(a), back(a)

3. foremostadverb

   situated closest to the bow

   "the foremost compartment of the ship"

   Synonyms:
   frontmost, first, world-class

   Antonyms:
   worst, back(a), aft(a)

4. foremost, firstadverb

   prominently forward

   "he put his best foot foremost"

   Synonyms:
   for the first time, first, first off, first of all, firstly

   Antonyms:
   aft(a), back(a), worst

5. first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first offadverb

   before anything else

   "first we must consider the garter snake"

   Synonyms:
   for the first time, first, first off, first of all, firstly

   Antonyms:
   back(a), worst, aft(a)

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1. foremostadjective

   Synonyms:
   first, most advanced, front

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1. List of paraphrases for "foremost":

   primarily, mainly, main, place, all

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1. Val Ackerman:

   To see them at 25 is first and foremost a feeling of great pride, to see how women’s sports have evolved, and with the 50th anniversary of Title IX that’s another cause for celebration. ... It has been really, really great to see.

2. Maxim Behar:

   Regardless of what is done in the wider communications industry, PR will always be linked to content creation. And that content remains textual, first and foremost.

3. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum:

   Our work continues to find the graves of our fellow Tulsans who went missing during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Today, we begin a test excavation in Oaklawn Cemetery to determine what is causing an underground anomaly found by geophysical scanning conducted earlier this year, because the scan is consistent with a mass grave, a team of some of the foremost researchers in the nation have assembled in Tulsa to assess both the presence and the condition of any human remains at the site in question.

4. The FBI:

   Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player, first and foremost, we’d like to extend our deepest apologies to the individual who was affected by the training exercise.

5. Mac Zilber:

   I think a lot of it is inspiration meets opportunity, it’s Donald Trump first and foremost. But President Trump and congressional Republicans’re also being driven by a lot of donors and activists out there. And frankly, some people were a little more complacent under Obama. They’re finally taking that step.