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. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   Our Western colleagues, some European countries but Americans first and foremost ... if they want to try to present us as the main culprits, which is what they are constantly doing ... this is not right, this won't work.

2. John Dingell:

   All of these challenges were addressed by Congress, maybe not as fast as we wanted, or as perfectly as hoped. The work is certainly not finished. But weve made progress and in every case, from the passage of Medicare through the passage of civil rights, we did it with the support of Democrats and Republicans who considered themselves first and foremost to be Americans.

3. Betsy Brantner Smith:

   What would go a long way to helping these billions of dollars that he wants to put toward law enforcement and crime prevention, first and foremost: Apologize to American law enforcement for continuing to vilify us and lie about us, that would include the remarks he made during the primary, that American law enforcement will shoot you.

4. Bonnie Campbell:

   First and foremost people vote for candidates that they like, people who connect with them emotionally. I think that helps with everybody but certainly it helps with women and the men who love them. It just makes her a more complete person.

5. Anne Marriott:

   These billionaires are the human face of the huge profits many pharmaceutical corporations are making from the monopoly they hold on these vaccines, these vaccines were funded by public money and should be first and foremost a global public good, not a private profit opportunity.