Chief and Most

Chief

Chief adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Most and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Most" instead an adjective "Chief".

Nearby Word: chiefly

Most

Most adjective - Of the greatest or highest degree or quantity.

Chief and most are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead an adjective "Most".

Nearby Word: mostly
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