'Paramount' definitions:
Definition of 'paramount'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating]
Definition of 'Paramount'
From: GCIDE
- Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n. The highest or chief. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Paramount'
From: GCIDE
- Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See Amount.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty. "A traitor paramount." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score.
- Lord paramount, the king. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'paramount'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acmatic,
- all-absorbing,
- anointed king,
- apical,
- arch,
- ascendant,
- at the head,
- banner,
- basic,
- best,
- boss,
- bwana,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- champion,
- chef,
- chief,
- chieftain,
- choice,
- church dignitary,
- commanding,
- consummate,
- controlling,
- crowned head,
- crowning,
- dominant,
- dynast,
- ecclesiarch,
- elder,
- elect,
- electronics king,
- elite,
- emperor,
- employer,
- essential,
- first,
- focal,
- for the best,
- foremost,
- general,
- goodman,
- governing,
- grand duke,
- great,
- greatest,
- guru,
- handpicked,
- head,
- headmost,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- high chief,
- highest,
- honcho,
- husband,
- imperator,
- in ascendancy,
- in charge,
- in chief,
- in the ascendant,
- king,
- king-emperor,
- kinglet,
- lead,
- leading,
- leading light,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- luminary,
- magisterial,
- main,
- majesty,
- master,
- master spirit,
- matchless,
- maximal,
- maximum,
- meridian,
- meridional,
- monarch,
- optimal,
- optimum,
- overbearing,
- overlord,
- overmost,
- overriding,
- overruling,
- padrone,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- peerless,
- petty king,
- picked,
- potentate,
- predominant,
- predominate,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- prepollent,
- preponderant,
- preponderate,
- prepotent,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- prima donna,
- primal,
- primary,
- prime,
- prince,
- prince consort,
- principal,
- prize,
- quintessential,
- rabbi,
- ranking,
- regnant,
- regulating,
- regulative,
- regulatory,
- reigning,
- requisite,
- royal,
- royal personage,
- royalty,
- ruler,
- ruling,
- sahib,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- select,
- sovereign,
- star,
- starets,
- stellar,
- summital,
- supereminent,
- superstar,
- supreme,
- surpassing,
- suzerain,
- teacher,
- tetrarch,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top dog,
- topflight,
- topmost,
- ultimate,
- unmatchable,
- unmatched,
- unparalleled,
- unsurpassed,
- upmost,
- uppermost,
- vertical,
- very best,
- vital,
- zenithal
Paramount, CA -- U.S. city in California
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Paramount, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000) :
55266
Housing Units (2000) :
14591
Land area (2000) :
4.732354 sq. miles (12.256741 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.104873 sq. miles (0.271621 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.837227 sq. miles (12.528362 sq. km)
FIPS code :
55618
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
33.899915 N, 118.166651 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
90723
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Paramount-Long Meadow, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Paramount-Long Meadow, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000) :
2722
Housing Units (2000) :
1010
Land area (2000) :
2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
FIPS code :
59787
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
39.682795 N, 77.697175 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.