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cardinaladjective coming before all others in importancethe cardinal rule of medicine: do no harm arch, big, capital, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one(also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign(also sovran), supreme distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superiorhigh-level, senior, topimportant, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significantincomparable, matchless, unequaled(or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassedcelebrated, famed, famous, renowned last, least inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportantcollateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary essential, fundamental, vital, cardinal mean so important as to be indispensable.essential implies belonging to the very nature of a thing and therefore being incapable of removal without destroying the thing itself or its character.conflict is essential in drama fundamental applies to something that is a foundation without which an entire system or complex whole would collapse.fundamental principles of algebra vital suggests something that is necessary to a thing's continued existence or operation.cut off from vital supplies cardinal suggests something on which an outcome turns or depends.a cardinal rule in buying a home in the 12th century |