Chief
Chief adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget
Overmastering and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overmastering" instead an adjective "Chief".
Nearby Word: chiefly
Overmastering
Overmastering adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: a matter that should be given overmastering priority by the incoming administration
Chief and overmastering are semantically related. You can use "Chief" instead an adjective "Overmastering".
Nearby Words: overmaster, overmastered
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Overmastering and Chief. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chief/overmastering
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Overmastering or Chief. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chief/overmastering.
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