Master
Master adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: thought of themselves as belonging to humanity's master race
Overriding and master are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overriding" instead an adjective "Master".
Overriding
Overriding adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup
Master and overriding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Master" instead an adjective "Overriding".
Nearby Word: override
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Wolverine and the X-Men fanfic "Wolverine and the X-Men: Season 2" picks up where the original series left off, with Apocalypse as the upcoming and overriding threat and Mister Sinister as the Dragon-in-Chief and The Heavy since his master has not appeared yet.
Source: Big Bad Ensemble
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