Key and Sovereign

Key

Key adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: maintains that Sir Isaac Newton remains the key figure in physical science

Sovereign and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sovereign" instead an adjective "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Sovereign

Sovereign adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the sovereign issue for voters is the inadequate performance of the local schools

Key and sovereign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead an adjective "Sovereign".

Nearby Word: sovereignty

How words are described

particular particular key particular sovereign
true true key true sovereign
single single key single sovereign
powerful powerful key powerful sovereign
Other adjectives: real, bad, new, last, aforementioned.
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