'Foremost' definitions:
Definition of 'foremost'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" [syn: foremost, first]
adverb
Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off]
adjective
Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" [syn: first, foremost, world-class]
adjective
Preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" [syn: foremost, frontmost]
adjective
Situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"
Definition of 'Foremost'
From: GCIDE
- Foremost \Fore"most`\, a. [OE. formest first, AS. formest, fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adv., and cf. First, Former, Frame, v. t., Prime, a.] First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army. [1913 Webster]
- THat struck the foremost man of all this world. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'foremost'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ahead,
- all-absorbing,
- antecedent,
- anterior,
- arch,
- banner,
- before,
- best,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- champion,
- chief,
- controlling,
- crowning,
- dominant,
- exordial,
- first,
- firstly,
- focal,
- fore,
- foregoing,
- forehand,
- forward,
- front,
- frontal,
- great,
- head,
- heading,
- headmost,
- hegemonic,
- highest,
- in advance,
- in front,
- in the forefront,
- in the foreground,
- in the front,
- in the lead,
- inaugural,
- initial,
- initiatory,
- leading,
- magisterial,
- maiden,
- main,
- master,
- notable,
- noted,
- noteworthy,
- overriding,
- overruling,
- paramount,
- precedent,
- preceding,
- precessional,
- precursory,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- prefatory,
- preliminary,
- preludial,
- prelusive,
- premier,
- preparatory,
- preponderant,
- prevailing,
- prevenient,
- primal,
- primarily,
- primary,
- prime,
- principal,
- prior,
- proemial,
- prominent,
- propaedeutic,
- ranking,
- ruling,
- sovereign,
- star,
- stellar,
- supereminent,
- superior,
- supreme,
- to the fore,
- to the front,
- topflight,
- topmost,
- up ahead,
- uppermost